I can love only what I can place so high above me that I cannot reach it.
Franz Kafka
Love, Idealization, Desire, Aspiration, Unattainable, Power
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More Franz Kafka Quotes
“Evil is the starry sky of the Good.” Franz Kafka
Evil Sky, Good Reflection, Evil, Good, Starry Sky, Philosophy
Franz Kafka Evil Sky, Good Reflection, Evil, Good, Starry Sky, Philosophy“It is not necessary that you leave the house. Remain at your table and listen. Do not even listen, only wait. Do not even wait, be wholly still and alone. The world will present itself to you for its unmasking, it can do no other, in ecstasy it will writhe at your feet.” Franz Kafka
Self Reflection, Solitude Struggle, Existential Truth, Reflection, Solitude, Truth
Franz Kafka Self Reflection, Solitude Struggle, Existential Truth, Reflection, Solitude, Truth“I never wish to be easily defined.” Franz Kafka
Identity Complexity, Individuality, Defying Labels, Expression, Freedom, Uniqueness
Franz Kafka Identity Complexity, Individuality, Defying Labels, Expression, Freedom, Uniqueness“But what now if all the peace, the comfort, the contentment were to come to a horrible end?” Franz Kafka
Uncertainty, Comfort Loss, Fragility, Fear, Peace, Contentment
Franz Kafka Uncertainty, Comfort Loss, Fragility, Fear, Peace, Contentment“I have no literary interests; I am made of literature. I am nothing else and cannot be anything else.” Franz Kafka
Literary Identity, Artistic Purpose, Personal Truth, Literature, Identity, Creation
Franz Kafka Literary Identity, Artistic Purpose, Personal Truth, Literature, Identity, Creation“The indestructible is one: it is each individual human being and, at the same time, it is common to all, hence the incomparably indivisible union that exists between human beings.” Franz Kafka
Indestructible, Unity, Humanity, Individual, Connection, Strength
Franz Kafka Indestructible, Unity, Humanity, Individual, Connection, Strength“The spirit becomes free only when it ceases to be a support.” Franz Kafka
Freedom, Spirit’s Awakening, Release, Growth, Liberation, Self-Empowerment
Franz Kafka Freedom, Spirit’s Awakening, Release, Growth, Liberation, Self-Empowerment“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“The mediation by the serpent was necessary. Evil can seduce man, but cannot become man.” Franz Kafka
Moral Paradox, Spiritual Mediation, Philosophical Argument, Serpent, Evil, Man
Franz Kafka Moral Paradox, Spiritual Mediation, Philosophical Argument, Serpent, Evil, Man“There is infinite hope, but not for man.” Franz Kafka
Existential Hope, Human Limitation, Philosophical Struggle, Hope, Human, Limitation
Franz Kafka Existential Hope, Human Limitation, Philosophical Struggle, Hope, Human, Limitation“Was he a beast if music could move him so?” Franz Kafka
Emotional Awakening, Human Nature, Artistic Influence, Music, Beast, Nature
Franz Kafka Emotional Awakening, Human Nature, Artistic Influence, Music, Beast, Nature“His growing lack of concern for the others hardly surprised him, whereas previously he had prided himself on being considerate.” Franz Kafka
Selfishness, Change, Compassion, Identity, Ego, Transformation
Franz Kafka Selfishness, Change, Compassion, Identity, Ego, Transformation“The door could not be heard slamming; they had probably left it open, as is the custom in homes where a great misfortune has occurred.” Franz Kafka
Loss, Misfortune, Silence, Grief, Family, Tragedy
Franz Kafka Loss, Misfortune, Silence, Grief, Family, Tragedy“If I didn’t hold back for my parents’ sake, I would’ve quit ages ago.” Franz Kafka
Family, Sacrifice, Resilience, Commitment, Guilt, Personal Struggle
Franz Kafka Family, Sacrifice, Resilience, Commitment, Guilt, Personal Struggle“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“Enlightenment comes to even the dimmest. It begins around the eyes, and it spreads outward from there- a sight that might tempt one to lie down under the harrow oneself.” Franz Kafka
Enlightenment, Perception, Insight, Awareness, Transformation, Struggle
Franz Kafka Enlightenment, Perception, Insight, Awareness, Transformation, Struggle“Oh God, I wish you were not on this earth, but entirely within me, or rather that I were not on this earth, but entirely within you; I feel there is one too many of us; the separation into two people is unbearable.” Franz Kafka
Divine Union, Love, Spirituality, Separation, Intimacy, Emotional Intensity
Franz Kafka Divine Union, Love, Spirituality, Separation, Intimacy, Emotional Intensity“Why do we complain about the Fall? It is not on its account that we were expelled from Paradise, but on account of the Tree of Life, lest we might eat of it.” Franz Kafka
Fall Reflection, Spiritual Struggles, Existential Dilemma, Fall, Paradise, Life
Franz Kafka Fall Reflection, Spiritual Struggles, Existential Dilemma, Fall, Paradise, Life