Celibacy and suicide are a similar levels of understanding, suicide and a martyr’s death not so by any means, perhaps marriage and a martyr’s death.
Franz Kafka
Celibacy, Suicide, Death, Understanding, Marriage, Sacrifice
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“Written kisses don’t reach their destination, rather they are drunk on the way by the ghosts.” Franz Kafka
Love, Writing, Communication, Emotion, Intimacy, Distance
Franz Kafka Love, Writing, Communication, Emotion, Intimacy, Distance“Writing is a deeper sleep than death. Just as one wouldn’t pull a corpse from its grave, I can’t be dragged from my desk at night.” Franz Kafka
Writing, Death, Creativity, Immersion, Work, Escape
Franz Kafka Writing, Death, Creativity, Immersion, Work, Escape“How are we to avoid those in office becoming deeply corrupt when everything is devoid of meaning?” Franz Kafka
Corruption, Power, Life, Government, Meaning, Society
Franz Kafka Corruption, Power, Life, Government, Meaning, Society“A man doesn’t need to fly to the sun, he need only find a patch of clean earth, and crawl there, and let the sun shine on him.” Franz Kafka
Simplicity, Peace, Nature, Life, Freedom, Connection
Franz Kafka Simplicity, Peace, Nature, Life, Freedom, Connection“This tremendous world I have inside of me. How to free myself, and this world, without tearing myself to pieces. And rather tear myself to a thousand pieces than be buried with this world within me.” Franz Kafka
Inner World, Struggle, Freedom, Self, Conflict, Identity
Franz Kafka Inner World, Struggle, Freedom, Self, Conflict, Identity“I can prove at any time that my education tried to make another person out of me than the one I became. It is for the harm, therefore, that my educators could have done me in accordance with their intentions that I reproach them; I demand from their hands the person I now am, and since they cannot give him to me, I make of my reproach and laughter a drumbeat sounding in the world beyond.” Franz Kafka
Identity Formation, Societal Expectations, Personal Reflection, Education, Self, Critique
Franz Kafka Identity Formation, Societal Expectations, Personal Reflection, Education, Self, Critique“But I will write in spite of everything, absolutely; it is my struggle for self-preservation.” Franz Kafka
Writing, Struggle, Self-Preservation, Expression, Determination, Defiance
Franz Kafka Writing, Struggle, Self-Preservation, Expression, Determination, Defiance“So eager are our people to obliterate the present.” Franz Kafka
Cultural Forgetfulness, Present Awareness, Historical Impact, Time, Society, Change
Franz Kafka Cultural Forgetfulness, Present Awareness, Historical Impact, Time, Society, Change“I do not speak as I think, I do not think as I should, and so it all goes on in helpless darkness.” Franz Kafka
Thought, Speech, Darkness, Confusion, Helplessness, Self-Reflection
Franz Kafka Thought, Speech, Darkness, Confusion, Helplessness, Self-Reflection“My writing was all about you; all I did there, after all, was to bemoan what I could not bemoan upon your breast.” Franz Kafka
Writing And Love, Emotional Vulnerability, Creative Expression, Romantic Regret, Deep Connection, Inner Pain
Franz Kafka Writing And Love, Emotional Vulnerability, Creative Expression, Romantic Regret, Deep Connection, Inner Pain“Anybody who preserves the ability to recognize beauty will never get old.” Franz Kafka
Beauty, Youth, Perception, Timelessness, Aging, Awareness
Franz Kafka Beauty, Youth, Perception, Timelessness, Aging, Awareness“Human nature, essentially changeable, as unstable as the dust, can endure no restraint; if it binds itself it soon begins to tear madly at its bonds, until it rends everything asunder, the wall, the bonds, and its very self.” Franz Kafka
Human Instincts, Change And Stability, Inner Struggles, Freedom And Restraint, Philosophical Wisdom, Self Reflection
Franz Kafka Human Instincts, Change And Stability, Inner Struggles, Freedom And Restraint, Philosophical Wisdom, Self Reflection“Anyone who cannot come to terms with his life while he is alive needs one hand to ward off a little his despair over his fate... but with his other hand he can note down what he sees among the ruins.” Franz Kafka
Life, Despair, Acceptance, Fate, Reflection, Survival
Franz Kafka Life, Despair, Acceptance, Fate, Reflection, Survival“One tells as few lies as possible only by telling as few lies as possible, and not by having the least possible opportunity to do so.” Franz Kafka
Truth Principle, Honest Living, Human Ethics, Lies, Truth, Opportunity
Franz Kafka Truth Principle, Honest Living, Human Ethics, Lies, Truth, Opportunity“Tyranny or slavery, born of selfishness, are the two educational methods of parents; all gradations of tyranny or slavery.” Franz Kafka
Tyranny, Slavery, Education, Parents, Life, Control
Franz Kafka Tyranny, Slavery, Education, Parents, Life, Control“A belief is like a guillotine, just as heavy, just as light.” Franz Kafka
Philosophical Depth, Power Of Beliefs, Metaphorical Insights, Mental Constructs, Reflective Wisdom, Life Observations
Franz Kafka Philosophical Depth, Power Of Beliefs, Metaphorical Insights, Mental Constructs, Reflective Wisdom, Life Observations“Last night I dreamed about you. What happened in detail I can hardly remember, all I know is that we kept merging into one another. I was you, you were me. Finally you somehow caught fire.” Franz Kafka
Dreams, Identity, Connection, Transformation, Love, Merge
Franz Kafka Dreams, Identity, Connection, Transformation, Love, Merge