Quote of the Day July 4, 2023 Richard Walsh "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.