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- “We need the books that affect us like a disaster, that grieve us deeply, like the death of someone we loved more than ourselves, like being banished into forests far from everyone, like a suicide. A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.” ― Franz Kafka
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Franz Kafka (1946). “The great wall of China: stories and reflections”. The cruelty of death lies in the fact that it brings the real sorrow of the end, but not the end. The greatest cruelty of death: an apparent end causes a real sorrow. Our salvation is death, but not this one.
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- If you find someone who makes you smile, who checks up on you often to see if you're okay. Who watches out or you and wants the best for you. Who loves and respects you.
- 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.
- I no longer know If I wish to drown myself in love, vodka or the sea. Franz Kafka. Sea, Wish, Vodka.
- Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable. Franz Kafka. Inspiring, Freedom, Autism.
Sep 28, 2024 · These deep Franz Kafka quotes cover topics like love, life and writing. The author of 'The Metamorphosis' had plenty of wisdom and insight to share.
- Franz Kafka
- 1925
- “It's only because of their stupidity that they're able to be so sure of themselves.” ― Franz Kafka, The Trial.
- “It would have been so pointless to kill himself that, even if he had wanted to, the pointlessness would have made him unable.” ― Franz Kafka, The Trial.
- “From a certain point onward there is no longer any turning back. That is the point that must be reached.” ― Franz Kafka, The Trial.
- “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.”
- “A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us.” ― Franz Kafka.
- “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.”
- “I am a cage, in search of a bird.” ― Franz Kafka.
- “Many a book is like a key to unknown chambers within the castle of one’s own self.” ― Franz Kafka.
Aug 18, 2024 · What we must have are those books that come on us like ill fortune, like the death of one we love better than ourselves, like suicide. A book must be an ice axe to break the sea frozen inside us.
Letter to His Father by Franz Kafka. 43,237 ratings, 4.02 average rating, 4,909 reviews. Open Preview. Letter to His Father Quotes Showing 1-30 of 74. “You are free and that is why you are lost.”. ― Franz Kafka, Letter to His Father. 326 likes.
