928 Quotes by Franz Kafka

Utterance does not in principle mean a weakening of conviction – that would not be anything to be deplored – but a weakness of conviction.

In that case, I’ll miss the thing by waiting for it.

That’s how it will be, except that in reality, both today and later, one will stand there with a palpable body and a real head, a real forehead, that is, for smiting on with one’s hand.

We can’t carry on like this. Maybe you can’t see it, but I can. I don’t want to call this monster my brother, all I can say is: we have to try and get rid of it.

Above all, he could not stop half way, that was nonsense not only in business but always and everywhere.

One reads in order to ask questions.

Just because your doctor has a name for your condition, doesn’t mean he knows what it is.

Devilish in my innocence.

I mustn’t look at you too much, or I won’t be able to take my eyes off you at all.