Famous quote by Herman Hesse

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"Among the letters my readers write me, there is a certain category which is continuously growing, and which I see as a symptom of the increasing intellectualization of the relationship between readers and literature"

- Herman Hesse

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This quote is written / told by Herman Hesse between July 2, 1877 and August 9, 1962. He/she was a famous Author from Germany. The author also have 19 other quotes.

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