No man has ever been entirely and completely himself. Yet each one strives to become… — Hermann Hesse
No man has ever been entirely and completely himself. Yet each one strives to become that-one in an awkward, the other in a more intelligent way, each as best he can.
In the original German
Kein Mensch ist jemals ganz und gar er selbst gewesen; jeder strebt dennoch, es zu werden, einer dumpf, einer lichter, jeder wie er kann.
Demian · 1919
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Hesse, Herman. Demian, translated by Damion Searls. Penguin Classics, 2013.
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Hesse, Herman. Die Geschichte von Emil Sinclairs Jugend [Demian: The Story of Emil Sinclair's Youth]. Fischer Verlag, 1919.
