Because Demian would have demanded more of me than my parents demanded, much more; by means of inducements and admonitions, sarcasm and irony, he would have tried to make me more self-reliant. Demian
For myself I am an optimist -- it does not seem to be much use being anything else. Never Give In!
I have no wish to take life, not even human life. Animal Farm
All I really wanted was to try and live the life that was spontaneously welling up within me. Why was that so very difficult? Demian
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