Home » Quote » Hermann Hesse » „The world, as it is now, wants to die, wants to perish — and it will.“ „The world, as it is now, wants to die, wants to perish — and it will.“ — Hermann Hesse Tags:World Related quotes „For the rest of history, all over the world, people will be trying to save this same dead woman. This woman who just wanted to die.“ — Chuck Palahniuk „I don't want the world. I want you.“ — Cassandra Clare „What did Doctor Doom really want? He wanted to rule the world. Now, think about this. You could walk across the street against a traffic light and get a summons for jaywalking, but you could walk up to a police officer and say "I want to rule the world," and there's nothing he can do about it, that is not a crime. Anybody can want to rule the world. So, even though he was the Fantastic Four's greatest menace, in my mind, he was never a criminal!“ — Stan Lee „I wanted the whole world or nothing.“ — Charles Bukowski