More from Franz Kafka
From a certain point onward there is no longer any turning back. That is the point that must be reached.
Franz KafkaFranz Kafka I usually solve problems by letting them devour me.
Franz KafkaFranz Kafka I write differently from what I speak, I speak differently from what I think, I think differently from the way I ought to think, and so it all proceeds into deepest darkness.
Franz KafkaFranz Kafka You can hold yourself back from the sufferings of the world, that is something you are free to do and it accords with your nature, but perhaps this very holding back is the one suffering you could avoid.
Franz KafkaFranz Kafka I am always trying to convey something that can’t be conveyed, to explain something which is inexplicable, to tell about something I have in my bones, something which can be expressed only in the bones.
Franz KafkaFranz Kafka I dream of a grave, deep and narrow, where we could clasp each other in our arms as with clamps, and I would hide my face in you and you would hide your face in me, and nobody would ever see us any more
Franz KafkaFranz Kafka The meaning of life is that it stops.
Franz KafkaFranz Kafka Forget everything. Open the windows. Clear the room. The wind blows through it. You see only its emptiness, you search in every corner and don’t find yourself.
Franz KafkaFranz Kafka In man’s struggle against the world, bet on the world.
Franz KafkaFranz Kafka They’re talking about things of which they don’t have the slightest understanding, anyway. It’s only because of their stupidity that they’re able to be so sure of themselves.
Franz KafkaFranz Kafka What am I doing here in this endless winter?
Franz KafkaFranz Kafka I’m tired, can’t think of anything and want only to lay my face in your lap, feel your hand on my head and remain like that through all eternity.
Franz KafkaFranz Kafka First impressions are always unreliable.
Franz KafkaFranz Kafka I miss you deeply, unfathomably, senselessly, terribly.
Franz KafkaFranz Kafka Books are a narcotic.
Franz KafkaFranz Kafka All I am is literature, and I am not able or willing to be anything else.
Franz KafkaFranz Kafka
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People who don’t know how to love you are always going to hurt your heart.
H. DcostaH. Dcosta I no longer seek the love I think I deserve but rather the love I’ve always deserved.
Ava NicoleAva Nicole There is no such thing as a good investment.
Manish KhuntetaManish Khunteta Without you, I’m lost.
Amanda KarchAmanda Karch I did everything I could to make it work I was casting nets into the ocean and all they were doing was returning back empty.
Carmen AmadosCarmen Amados We flew to heaven, and we touched the sun.
Jennifer JulietteJennifer Juliette You told me everything would be okay. I wish you had said – you’ll hurt but I’ll hold you.
Ullie KayeUllie Kaye Be brave, be bold, beware that you must believe before becoming.
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Money is numbers and numbers never end. If it takes money to be happy, your search for happiness will never end.
Bob MarleyBob Marley Y’all know the secret now, stop searching and start creating.
Will SmithWill Smith Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for.
Maya AngelouMaya Angelou Don’t ignore the five senses in search of a sixth.
Bruce LeeBruce Lee To search for power within myself means I must be willing to move through being afraid to whatever lies beyond.
Audre LordeAudre Lorde Learning is the beginning of wealth. Learning is the beginning of health. Learning is the beginning of spirituality. Searching and learning is where the miracle process all begins.
Jim RohnJim Rohn We all want to be loved, don’t we? Everyone looks for a way of finding love. It’s a constant search for affection in every walk of life.
Audrey HepburnAudrey Hepburn Actors search for rejection. If they don’t get it they reject themselves.
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