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Writing is utter solitude, the descent into the cold abyss of oneself.

Franz Kafka

Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy.
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Leaving Politics Revolution
Do 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.
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Possible Quite Yourself
You misinterpret everything, even the silence.
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Silence Yourself
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
Sleep is the most innocent creature there is and a sleepless man the most guilty.
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Guilty Man Wake Up
You are at once both the quiet and the confusion of my heart.
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Heart Myself Quiet Yourself
It certainly was not my intention to make you suffer, yet I have done so; obviously it never will be my intention to make you suffer, yet I shall always do so.
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Myself Suffering Yourself
You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait, be quiet, still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked, it has no choice, it will roll in ecstasy at your feet.
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Choice Freedom Happiness Leaving Listen Need Quiet Simplicity Wait World Yourself
As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.
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Bed Dream Easy Himself Morning Transformation Wake Up
In man’s struggle against the world, bet on the world.
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Man Struggle World
What if I slept a little more and forgot about all this nonsense.
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Escape Forget Myself
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
Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.
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Fashion Inspirational Logic Soul Yourself
Youth is happy because it has the capacity to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.
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Ability Beautiful Growth Happiness Old Youth
Please — consider me a dream.
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Dream Myself
Written kisses don’t reach their destination, rather they are drunk on the way by the ghosts.
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Destination Kiss Writing

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