I wanted only to live in accord with the promptings which came from my true self. Why was that so very difficult?
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Original Citation
Hesse, Herman. Die Geschichte von Emil Sinclairs Jugend [Demian: The Story of Emil Sinclair's Youth]. Fischer Verlag, 1919.
Current Citation
Hesse, Herman. Demian, translated by Damion Searls. Penguin Classics, 2013.