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Kafka's Quotes By Franz Kafka: She is so distinct to me, it's as

She is so distinct to me, it's as though I had run my hands all over her. — Franz Kafka

Kafka's Quotes By Franz Kafka: I am as I am, and that's all

I am as I am, and that's all there is to it, I can hardly take a pair of scissors to myself, and cut out a different person ... — Franz Kafka

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

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

Kafka's 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's 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's Quotes By Franz Kafka: Incidentally, it's easy to write prescriptions, but difficult

Incidentally, it's easy to write prescriptions, but difficult to come to an understanding with people. — Franz Kafka

Kafka's Quotes By Etgar Keret: I was first introduced to Kafka's writing during

I was first introduced to Kafka's writing during my compulsory army-service basic training. During that period, Kafka's fiction felt hyperrealistic. — Etgar Keret

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

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

Kafka's 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's Quotes By Franz Kafka: I am forever fettered to myself [ ...

I am forever fettered to myself [ ... ] and that's what I must try to live with. — Franz Kafka

Kafka's 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's Quotes By Franz Kafka: There can be no more beautiful spot to

There can be no more beautiful spot to die in, no spot more worthy of total despair, than one's own novel. — Franz Kafka

Kafka's 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's Quotes By Franz Kafka: Many a book is like a key to

Many a book is like a key to unknown chambers within the castle of one's own self. — Franz Kafka

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

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

Kafka's 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's Quotes By Franz Kafka: It's often better to be in chains than

It's often better to be in chains than to be free. — Franz Kafka

Kafka's 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's Quotes By Franz Kafka: In the mountains our throats become free. It's

In the mountains our throats become free. It's a wonder we don't break into song. — Franz Kafka

Kafka's 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's Quotes By Franz Kafka: Wayas her hands reached to the back of

Way
as her hands reached to the back of his father's head and she begged him to spare Gregor's life. — Franz Kafka

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

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

Kafka's Quotes By Woody Allen: Your self esteem is like a notch below

Your self esteem is like a notch below Kafka's. — Woody Allen

Kafka's Quotes By Franz Kafka: Don't be too hasty, don't take somebody else's

Don't be too hasty, don't take somebody else's opinion without testing it. — Franz Kafka

Kafka's 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's Quotes By Franz Kafka: In man's struggle against the world, bet on

In man's struggle against the world, bet on the world. — Franz Kafka

Kafka's 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's 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's 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's Quotes By Franz Kafka: Celibacy and suicide are a similar levels of

Celibacy and suicide are a similar levels of understanding, suicide and a martyr's death not so by any means, perhaps marriage and a martyr's death. — Franz Kafka

Kafka's 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's 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's Quotes By Franz Kafka: And yet the fear!

And yet the fear! — Franz Kafka

Kafka's Quotes By Franz Kafka: In the struggle between yourself and the world,

In the struggle between yourself and the world, hold the world's coat. — Franz Kafka

Kafka's 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's 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's Quotes By Adam Sweeting: [on Springsteen's "Stolen Car":] A kind of mystical

[on Springsteen's "Stolen Car":] A kind of mystical film noir, written by Kafka and shot by Polanski. — Adam Sweeting

Kafka's 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's Quotes By Franz Kafka: It's always questionable to intervene decisively in strange

It's always questionable to intervene decisively in strange circumstances. — Franz Kafka

Kafka's Quotes By Franz Kafka: Nothing, you know, gives the body greater satisfaction

Nothing, you know, gives the body greater satisfaction than ordering people about, or at least believing in one's ability to do so. — Franz Kafka

Kafka's Quotes By Haruki Murakami: But thing in the past are like plate

But thing in the past are like plate that's shattered to pieces. You can never put it back together like it was, right? — Haruki Murakami

Kafka's Quotes By William S. Wilson: Passionless is vulgar ("Metier: Why I Don't Write

Passionless is vulgar ("Metier: Why I Don't Write Like Franz Kafka") — William S. Wilson

Kafka's Quotes By Franz Kafka: Adam's first domestic pet after the expulsion from

Adam's first domestic pet after the expulsion from Paradise was the serpent. — Franz Kafka

Kafka's Quotes By Franz Kafka: Some books seem like a key to unfamiliar

Some books seem like a key to unfamiliar rooms in one's own castle. — Franz Kafka

Kafka's Quotes By Franz Kafka: It's impossible to defend oneself in the absence

It's impossible to defend oneself in the absence of goodwill — Franz Kafka

Kafka's Quotes By Jeb Bush: If you have to deal with our friends

If you have to deal with our friends at ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, it's like a Kafka novel. Files just disappear. — Jeb Bush

Kafka's Quotes By Haruki Murakami: Things change every day, Mr Nakata. With each

Things change every day, Mr Nakata. With each new dawn it's not the same world as the day before. And you're not the same person you were, either. — Haruki Murakami

Kafka's Quotes By Ellen Hart: She tells everyone she's an introvert." Cordelia sniffed.

She tells everyone she's an introvert." Cordelia sniffed. "It's a sad, psychological malady. Comes from reading way too much Kafka. — Ellen Hart

Kafka's Quotes By Franz Kafka: You can choose to be free , but

You can choose to be free , but it's last decision you'll ever make — Franz Kafka

Kafka's Quotes By Franz Kafka: I ought to be able to invent words

I ought to be able to invent words capable of blowing the odor of corpses in a direction other than straight into mine and the reader's face. — Franz Kafka

Kafka's Quotes By Franz Kafka: You see, Willem, he admits he doesn't know

You see, Willem, he admits he doesn't know the law, and at the same time claims he's innocent. — Franz Kafka

Kafka's Quotes By Franz Kafka: I am free and that's why I am

I am free and that's why I am lost — Franz Kafka

Kafka's Quotes By Haruki Murakami: I know. It's easy to forget things you

I know. It's easy to forget things you don't need anymore."

Excerpt From: Haruki Murakami. "Kafka on the Shore." iBooks. — Haruki Murakami

Kafka's Quotes By Haruki Murakami: Every single day, each time I see her

Every single day, each time I see her face, see her, it's utterly precious. — Haruki Murakami

Kafka's Quotes By Franz Kafka: Today one may pluck out one's very heart

Today one may pluck out one's very heart and not find it. — Franz Kafka

Kafka's Quotes By Franz Kafka: Like tired dogs they stand there,because they use

Like tired dogs they stand there,
because they use up all their strength
in remaining upright in one's memory. — Franz Kafka

Kafka's Quotes By Franz Kafka: What's happened to me,' he thought. It was

What's happened to me,' he thought. It was no dream. — Franz Kafka

Kafka's Quotes By Franz Kafka: Look at this, Willem, he admits he doesn't

Look at this, Willem, he admits he doesn't know the law and at the same time insists he's innocent. — Franz Kafka

Kafka's Quotes By Franz Kafka: Don Quixote's misfortune is not his imagination, but

Don Quixote's misfortune is not his imagination, but Sancho Panza. — Franz Kafka

Kafka's Quotes By Franz Kafka: It's characteristic of this judicial system that a

It's characteristic of this judicial system that a man is condemned not only when he's innocent but also in ignorance. — Franz Kafka

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

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

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

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

Kafka's 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's 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's 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

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

Religions get lost as people do. — Franz Kafka

Kafka's 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's 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's 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's 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's 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's 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's Quotes By Franz Kafka: Writing is a prayer.

Writing is a prayer. — Franz Kafka

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

Isolation is a way to know ourselves — Franz Kafka

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

You misinterpret everything, even the silence. — Franz Kafka

Kafka's 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's 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's Quotes By Franz Kafka: As far as I have seen, at school

As far as I have seen, at school ... they aimed at blotting out one's individuality. — Franz Kafka

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

Everyone has his cross to bear. — Franz Kafka

Kafka's 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's 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's 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's 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's 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's 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's 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