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Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: They linked arms with him in a way

They linked arms with him in a way K. had never walked with anyone before — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Jenny Offill: What Kafka said: I write to close my

What Kafka said: I write to close my eyes. — Jenny Offill

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: You must not pay too much attention to

You must not pay too much attention to opinions. The written word is unalterable, and opinions are often only an expression of despair. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: The meaning of life is that it ends.

The meaning of life is that it ends. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: He is terribly afraid of dying because he

He is terribly afraid of dying because he hasn't yet lived. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: What is gayer than believing in a household

What is gayer than believing in a household god? — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: My guiding principle is this: Guilt is never

My guiding principle is this: Guilt is never to be doubted. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Mike Kafka: Doing the Right Thing - Sometimes doing the

Doing the Right Thing - Sometimes doing the right thing, is to do nothing at all. — Mike Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: Only the moment counts. It determines life.

Only the moment counts. It determines life. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: Don't concern yourself about anybody. Just do what

Don't concern yourself about anybody. Just do what you think is right. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: he gave way to a pleasant lassitude

he gave way to a pleasant lassitude — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: His last words to Robert Klopstock are 'Kill

His last words to Robert Klopstock are 'Kill me, or you are a murderer. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: You do not need to accept everything as

You do not need to accept everything as true, you only have to accept it as necessary. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: There is infinite hope, but not for man.

There is infinite hope, but not for man. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: Not everyone can see the truth, but everyone

Not everyone can see the truth, but everyone can be the truth. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: The door could not be heard slamming; they

The door could not be heard slamming; they had probably left it open, as is the custom in homes where a great misfortune has occurred. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: But all remains unchanged.

But all remains unchanged. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: I mustn't look at you too much, or

I mustn't look at you too much, or I won't be able to take my eyes off you at all. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: All language is but a poor translation.

All language is but a poor translation. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: One has just been sent out as a

One has just been sent out as a biblical dove, has found nothing green, and slips back into the darkness of the Ark — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: Next time I come here," he said to

Next time I come here," he said to himself, "I must either bring sweets with me to make them like me or a stick to hit them with. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: If the book we're reading doesn't wake us

If the book we're reading doesn't wake us up with a blow on the head, what are we reading it for. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: It is comforting to reflect that the disproportion

It is comforting to reflect that the disproportion of things in the world seems to be only arithmetical. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: The Bible is a sanctum; the world, sputum.

The Bible is a sanctum; the world, sputum. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Anne Lamott: all of the great writers drank, except for

all of the great writers drank, except for Kafka and Nietzsche, neither of whom you exactly wanted to be when you grew up. — Anne Lamott

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: In a way, I was safe writing

In a way, I was safe writing — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Mark Slouka: Kafka didn't save me. He just told me

Kafka didn't save me. He just told me I was drowning. — Mark Slouka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: Wrap your coat, O sublime dream, around the

Wrap your coat, O sublime dream, around the child. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: Writing is a deeper sleep than death. Just

Writing is a deeper sleep than death.
Just as one wouldn't pull a corpse from its grave,
I can't be dragged from my desk at night. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: They did not know what we can now

They did not know what we can now sense as we contemplate the course of history: that change begins in the soul before it shows in our lives ... — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Kafka Asagiri: Do not pity yourself. If you wallow in

Do not pity yourself. If you wallow in self-pity, life will be an endless nightmare. — Kafka Asagiri

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: The right understanding of any matter and a

The right understanding of any matter and a misunderstanding of the same matter do not wholly exclude each other. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: It is only our conception of time that

It is only our conception of time that makes us call the Last Judgment by this name. It is, in fact, a kind of martial law. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: The various forms of despair at the various

The various forms of despair at the various stations on the road. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: Asking questions were the most important thing.

Asking questions were the most important thing. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: And yet the fear!

And yet the fear! — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: The state we find ourselves in is sinful

The state we find ourselves in is sinful quite independent of guilt. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: And there shouldn't be anything to stop you

And there shouldn't be anything to stop you carrying on with your usual life. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: Kafka, it seems, is at his best when

Kafka, it seems, is at his best when he fails. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By John Kessel: One of the influences of Kafka over later

One of the influences of Kafka over later writers is not so much in the content of his work as in its form. — John Kessel

Kafka Quotes By Milan Kundera: The moment Kafka attracts more attenetion than Joseph

The moment Kafka attracts more attenetion than Joseph K., Kafka's posthumous death begins. — Milan Kundera

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: He is afraid the shame will outlive him.

He is afraid the shame will outlive him. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Gerard Depardieu: In Hollywood, you still have wonderful actors, but

In Hollywood, you still have wonderful actors, but it's so hard to work there. To work becomes a Kafka nightmare - it's the last communist country! — Gerard Depardieu

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: You're not cross with me, though?" he said.

You're not cross with me, though?" he said. She pulled her hand away and answered, "No, no, I'm never cross with anyone. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: The moonlight lay everywhere with the natural peace

The moonlight lay everywhere with the natural peace that is granted to no other light. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: If education tries to make other persons out

If education tries to make other persons out of us than we essentially are, deeper inside, it stultifies, and reproach matters. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: Rolling country, not yet quite mountainous, with woods

Rolling country, not yet quite mountainous, with woods and lakes, is what I like best. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: I usually solve problems by letting them devour

I usually solve problems by letting them devour me. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: Every dog has like me the impulse to

Every dog has like me the impulse to question, and I have like every dog the impulse not to answer. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: All that you are seeking is also seeking

All that you are seeking is also seeking you — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: Judgement does not come suddenly; the proceedings gradually

Judgement does not come suddenly; the proceedings gradually merge into the judgement. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: We come to mistake the crumbs of mercy

We come to mistake the crumbs of mercy for the feast of love — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: Not everyone can see the truth, but he

Not everyone can see the truth, but he can be it. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: But now you must give me your hand,

But now you must give me your hand, an agreement of this sort needs to be confirmed with a handshake. Will she shake hands with me? — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: I wanted to escape the unrest, to shut

I wanted to escape the unrest, to shut out the voices around me and within me, so I write. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: All [the authorities] did was to guard the

All [the authorities] did was to guard the distant and invisible interests of distant and invisible masters — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: Religions get lost as people do.

Religions get lost as people do. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: But what now if all the peace, the

But what now if all the peace, the comfort, the contentment were to come to a horrible end? — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Haruki Murakami: You're you, you see, and nobody else. You

You're you, you see, and nobody else. You are you, right? — Haruki Murakami

Kafka Quotes By Joseph Brodsky: Out of Dostoevsky: Kafka. Out of Tolstoy: Margaret

Out of Dostoevsky: Kafka. Out of Tolstoy: Margaret Mitchell.
(in conversation, explaining his dislike for Tolstoy) — Joseph Brodsky

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: I passed by the brothel as though past

I passed by the brothel as though
past the house of a beloved. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: Official decisions are as elusive as young girls.

Official decisions are as elusive
as young girls. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: His growing lack of concern for the others

His growing lack of concern for the others hardly surprised him, whereas previously he had prided himself on being considerate. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: My life was sweeter than other people's and

My life was sweeter than other people's and my death will be more terrible by the same degree. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: I need solitude for my writing; not 'like

I need solitude for my writing; not 'like a hermit' - that wouldn't be enough - but like a dead man. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Jason Harvey: There are two cardinal sins from which all

There are two cardinal sins from which all others spring: Impatience and Laziness." Franz Kafka — Jason Harvey

Kafka Quotes By Frederick Busch: Oh, a bookshop. Why not pop in and

Oh, a bookshop. Why not pop in and buy a little Kant? And perhaps just a quarter-pound of Kafka. Don't bother to wrap it, thanks. I'll eat it here. — Frederick Busch

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: WHEN Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from troubled

WHEN Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from troubled dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a monstrous insect. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: Writing is a prayer.

Writing is a prayer. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: One advantage in keeping a diary is that

One advantage in keeping a diary is that you become aware with reassuring clarity of the changes which you constantly suffer. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: It's only because of their stupidity that they're

It's only because of their stupidity that they're able to be so sure of themselves. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: He had vented all his woes and now

He had vented all his woes and now they might as well see the few rags that covered his body, after which they could carry him away. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: When one has once accepted and absorbed Evil,

When one has once accepted and absorbed Evil, it no longer demands to be believed. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: Everyone has his cross to bear.

Everyone has his cross to bear. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Italo Svevo: A novelist who ranks with Proust , Kafka

A novelist who ranks with Proust , Kafka , Musil and his friend James Joyce as one of the enduring pillars of Modernism. — Italo Svevo

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: Idleness is the beginning of all vice, the

Idleness is the beginning of all vice, the crown of all virtues. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: I'm doing badly, I'm doing well; whichever you

I'm doing badly, I'm doing well; whichever you prefer. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: If there is a transmigration of souls then

If there is a transmigration of souls then I am not yet on the bottom rung. My life is a hesitation before birth. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: I asked myself at the time: how is

I asked myself at the time: how is it that she is not astonished at herself, that she keeps her mouth closed, and expresses nothing of any wonderment? — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: The fact that there is nothing but a

The fact that there is nothing but a spiritual world deprives us of hope and gives us certainty. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: But sometimes I really felt as though the

But sometimes I really felt as though the starry sky rose and fell with the gasping of his chest. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: You misinterpret everything, even the silence.

You misinterpret everything, even the silence. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: I do not read advertisements. I would spend

I do not read advertisements. I would spend all of my time wanting things. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: Suffering is the positive element in this world,

Suffering is the positive element in this world, indeed it is the only link between this world and the positive. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: I never imagined that so many days would

I never imagined that so many days would ultimately make such a small life. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: Believing in progress does not mean believing that

Believing in progress does not mean believing that any progress has yet been made. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: Isolation is a way to know ourselves

Isolation is a way to know ourselves — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: I am not at peace with myself; I

I am not at peace with myself; I am not always "something," and if for once I am "something," I pay for it by "being nothing" for months on end. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: I can never tear myself open wide enough

I can never tear myself open wide enough to people to reveal everything and so frighten them away. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: I am a cage, in search of a

I am a cage, in search of a bird. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: True undoubting is the teacher's part, continual undoubting

True undoubting is the teacher's part, continual undoubting the part of the pupil. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: The founder brought the laws from the lawgiver;

The founder brought the laws from the lawgiver; the faithful are meant to announce the laws to the lawgiver. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: Sometimes I'm overcome with such an aversion to

Sometimes I'm overcome with such an aversion to human beings that I can barely refrain from retching. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: You belong to me, even if I should

You belong to me, even if I should never see you again. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: A man doesn't need to fly to the

A man doesn't need to fly to the sun, he need only find a patch of clean earth, and crawl there, and let the sun shine on him. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: Everything you say is boring and incomprehensible, but

Everything you say is boring and incomprehensible, but that alone doesn't make it true. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: In that case, I'll miss the thing by

In that case, I'll miss the thing by waiting for it. — Franz Kafka

Kafka Quotes By Kafka, Franz: His exhaustion is that of the gladiator after

His exhaustion is that of the gladiator after the combat; his labor was the whitewashing of a corner of the wall in his office. — Kafka, Franz

Kafka Quotes By Franz Kafka: Anybody who preserves the ability to recognize beauty

Anybody who preserves the ability to recognize beauty will never get old. — Franz Kafka