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Franz Kafka

By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired.
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Believe Creation Desire Existence Passion
The Kafka paradox: art depends on truth, but truth, being indivisable, cannot know itself: to tell the truth is to lie. Thus the writer is the truth, and yet when he speaks he lies.
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Art Deep Lying Philosophy Talk Truth Writing
I usually solve problems by letting them devour me.
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Let Go Myself Problem
I’m doing badly, I’m doing well, whichever you prefer.
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Deep Myself Yourself
Written kisses don’t reach their destination, rather they are drunk on the way by the ghosts.
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Destination Kiss Writing
Sleep is the most innocent creature there is and a sleepless man the most guilty.
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Guilty Man Wake Up
You can choose to be free , but it’s last decision you’ll ever make
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Choice Decision Freedom Yourself
Beyond a certain point there is no return. This point has to be reached.
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Beyond Inspirational Return
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
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Dream Each Other Hide Myself See
Now I can look at you in peace; I don’t eat you any more.
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Eat Myself Peace Yourself
What if I slept a little more and forgot about all this nonsense.
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Escape Forget Myself
Slept, awoke, slept, awoke, miserable life.
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Life Wake Up
Many a book is like a key to unknown chambers within the castle of one’s own self.
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Book Philosophy Yourself
I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself.
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Explanation Myself Understand
May I kiss you then? On this miserable paper? I might as well open the window and kiss the night air.
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Kiss Misery Myself Night Paper Yourself
The person I am in the company of my sisters has been entirely different from the person I am in the company of other people. Fearless, powerful, surprising, moved as I otherwise am only when I write.
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Company Different Fear Myself People Person Powerful Writing

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