Quote of the Day

"Youth ends when egotism does; maturity begins when one lives for others."

• Hermann Hesse, Gertrude

Hermann Karl Hesse was a German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. His best-known works include Demian, Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, and The Glass Bead Game, each of which explores an individual's search for authenticity, self-knowledge and spirituality.