Ocupation: Poet
Life: July 2, 1877 - August 9, 1962
Birthday: July 2
Death: August 9
A girl had bidden me eat and drink and sleep, and had shown me friendship and had laughed at me and had called me a silly little boy. And this wonderful friend had talked to me of the saints and shown me that even when I had outdone myself in absurdity I was not alone.
source: Hermann Hesse (2013). “Steppenwolf: A Novel”, p.101, Macmillan
topic: Girl, Silly, Sleep, Wonderful Friends, Silly Little