Franz Kafka Quotes

Biography: Franz Kafka is known for his existential and surreal works, including ... more Biography: Franz Kafka is known for his existential and surreal works, including "The Metamorphosis" and "The Trial." Born in 1883 in Prague, Kafka's writing explores themes of alienation, bureaucracy, and the absurdity of human existence. Despite his modest output, his influence on literature is profound and enduring. less

"First impressions are always unreliable""I am a servant of the law Thus I must serve the law""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""My peers, lately, have found companionship through means of intoxication— it makes them sociable I, however, cannot force myself to use drugs to cheat on my loneliness— it is all that I have— and when the drugs and alcohol dissipate, will be all that my peers have as well""I have spent all my life resisting the desire to end it""A multitude of small delights constitutes happiness""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""There are some things one can only achieve by a deliberate leap in the opposite direction""From a certain point onward there is no longer any turning back That is the point that must be reached""It's only because of their stupidity that they're able to be so sure of themselves""Slept, awoke, slept, awoke, miserable life""A belief is like a guillotine, just as heavy, just as light""I am free and that is why I am lost""I can prove at any time that my education tried to make another person out of me than the one I became""Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old""Writing is utter solitude, the descent into the cold abyss of oneself""A lawyer is a person who writes a 10,000-word document and calls it a brief""We are drawn to the closed doors""The meaning of life is that it stops""You are free and that is why you are lost"

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