"Siddhartha realised that his desire was foolish, which had made him go up to this place, that he could not help his son, that he was not allowed to cling to him. Deeply, he felt the love for the run-away in his heart, like a wound, and he felt at the same time that this wound had not been given to him in order to turn the knife in it, that it had to become a blossom and had to shine."
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A collection of my favourite quotes and lessons from the book – although no number of quotes could ever fully capture the magic of this inspiring masterpiece.
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