I have the true feeling of myself only when I am unbearably unhappy.
FRANZ KAFKADo you know, darling? When you became involved with others you quite possibly stepped down a level or two, but If you become involved with me, you will be throwing yourself into the abyss.
More Franz Kafka Quotes
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He was a tool of the boss, without brains or backbone.
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From a certain point onward there is no longer any turning back. That is the point that must be reached.
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Last night I dreamed about you. What happened in detail I can hardly remember, all I know is that we kept merging into one another. I was you, you were me. Finally you somehow caught fire.
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There is an infinite amount of hope in the universe, but not for us.
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Paths are made by walking
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Was he an animal, that music could move him so? He felt as if the way to the unknown nourishment he longed for were coming to light.
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I have spent all my life resisting the desire to end it.
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I’m thinking only of my illness and my health, though both, the first as well as the second, are you.
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Sleep is the most innocent creature there is and a sleepless man the most guilty.
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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.
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It’s only because of their stupidity that they’re able to be so sure of themselves.
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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.
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For myself I am too heavy, and for you too light.
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Nothing unites two people so completely, especially if, like you and me, all they have is words.
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Should I be grateful or should I curse the fact that despite all misfortune I can still feel love, an unearthly love but still for earthly objects.
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