928 Quotes by Franz Kafka

Se, joka uskoo kehitykseen, ei tarkoita samaa kuin uskoisi kehitykseen, joka on jo tapahtunut. Se ei vaadi uskoa.

كتابة الرسائل .. تعني أن تعري نفسكَ أمام الأشباح ، و هو شيء لطالما كانوا ينتظرونه بفارغ الصبر. كتابة القُبل فيها لا يعني أنها ستصل إلى مكانها المقصود ، بينما على العكس ، يتخطفها الأشباح على طول الطريق."(كافكا إلى ميلينا)

Usko kuin kirves. Yhtä raskas, yhtä kevyt.

He who does not answer the questions has passed the test.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

People keep themselves at a tolerable height above an infernal abyss toward which they gravitate only by putting out all their strength and lovingly helping one another. They are tied together by ropes, and it's bad enough when the ropes around an individual loosen and he drops somewhat lower than the others into empty space; ghastly when the ropes break and he falls. That's why we should cling to the others.

This morning, for the first time in a long time, the joy again of imagining a knife twisted in my heart.

I never wish to be easily defined.

there is nothing bad to fear; once you have crossed that threshold, all is well. Another world, and you do not have to speak