Love is a drama of contradictions.
Franz Kafka
Love, Contradiction, Emotion, Passion, Paradox, Drama
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“They did not know what we can now sense as we contemplate the course of history: that change begins in the soul before it shows in our lives:” Franz Kafka
Historical Change, Spiritual Growth, Personal Transformation, Change, History, Soul
Franz Kafka Historical Change, Spiritual Growth, Personal Transformation, Change, History, Soul“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“I am not actually tired, but numb and heavy, and can’t find the right words. All I can say is: Stay with me, don’t leave me.” Franz Kafka
Numbness, Emotion, Love, Words, Fear, Dependence
Franz Kafka Numbness, Emotion, Love, Words, Fear, Dependence“There are two cardinal sins from which all others spring: Impatience and Laziness.” Franz Kafka
Human Faults, Moral Weakness, Personal Struggles, Impatience, Laziness, Morality
Franz Kafka Human Faults, Moral Weakness, Personal Struggles, Impatience, Laziness, Morality“Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.” Franz Kafka
Beauty Vision, Aging Reflection, Beauty, Vision, Aging, Timelessness
Franz Kafka Beauty Vision, Aging Reflection, Beauty, Vision, Aging, Timelessness“You spend too much time on ephemera. The majority of modern books are merely wavering reflections of the present. They disappear very quickly. You should read more old books. The classics. Goethe. What is merely new is the most transitory of all things. It is beautiful today, and tomorrow merely ludicrous.” Franz Kafka
Timeless Classics, Value Of Literature, Ephemeral Thoughts, Literary Critique, Focus On Quality, Reflective Wisdom
Franz Kafka Timeless Classics, Value Of Literature, Ephemeral Thoughts, Literary Critique, Focus On Quality, Reflective Wisdom“The gesture of rejection with which I was forever met did not mean: ‘I do not love you,’ but: ‘You cannot love me, much as you would like; you are unhappily in love with your love for me, but your love for me is not in love with you.’ It is consequently incorrect to say that I have known the words, ‘I love you’; I have known only the expectant stillness that should have been broken by my ‘I love you,’ that is all that I have known, nothing more.” Franz Kafka
Love Rejection, Unhappily In Love, Rejection, Love, Expectation, Stillness
Franz Kafka Love Rejection, Unhappily In Love, Rejection, Love, Expectation, Stillness“Don't despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.” Franz Kafka
Hope Despair, Reflection Positivity, Despair, Hope, Positivity, Reflection
Franz Kafka Hope Despair, Reflection Positivity, Despair, Hope, Positivity, Reflection“Utterance does not in principle mean a weakening of conviction – that would not be anything to be deplored – but a weakness of conviction.” Franz Kafka
Conviction, Expression, Philosophy, Communication, Belief, Weakness
Franz Kafka Conviction, Expression, Philosophy, Communication, Belief, Weakness“Oh, God, he thought, what a strenuous career it is that I’ve chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on top of that there’s the curse of travelling, worries about making train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!” Franz Kafka
Work Stress, Constant Travel, Dissatisfaction, Isolation, Business, Fatigue
Franz Kafka Work Stress, Constant Travel, Dissatisfaction, Isolation, Business, Fatigue“There are possibilities for me, certainly, but under what stone do they lie?” Franz Kafka
Searching Path, Life’s Potential, Hope, Uncertainty, Exploration, Opportunity
Franz Kafka Searching Path, Life’s Potential, Hope, Uncertainty, Exploration, Opportunity“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“Isolation is a way to know ourselves.” Franz Kafka
Isolation, Self-Knowledge, Reflection, Solitude, Introspection, Understanding
Franz Kafka Isolation, Self-Knowledge, Reflection, Solitude, Introspection, Understanding“We photograph things in order to drive them out of our minds. My stories are a way of shutting my eyes.” Franz Kafka
Memory Escape, Storytelling, Photography, Reflection, Creativity, Release
Franz Kafka Memory Escape, Storytelling, Photography, Reflection, Creativity, Release“My guiding principle is this: Guilt is never to be doubted.” Franz Kafka
Guilt Awareness, Guiding Principles, Self Reflection, Emotional Depth, Personal Philosophy, Moral Insights
Franz Kafka Guilt Awareness, Guiding Principles, Self Reflection, Emotional Depth, Personal Philosophy, Moral Insights“I have now, and have had since this afternoon, a great yearning to write all of my anxiety entirely out of me.” Franz Kafka
Anxiety, Writing, Yearning, Expression, Relief, Emotion
Franz Kafka Anxiety, Writing, Yearning, Expression, Relief, Emotion“I am away from home and must always write home, even if any home of mine has long since floated away into eternity.” Franz Kafka
Nostalgia Struggles, Home Absence, Personal Longing, Home, Loneliness, Eternity
Franz Kafka Nostalgia Struggles, Home Absence, Personal Longing, Home, Loneliness, Eternity“The man from the country has not expected such difficulties; the law, he thinks, should be accessible to everyone and at all times; but as he now takes a closer look at the doorkeeper in his fur coat, at his large pointed nose, his long, sparse, black Tartar beard, he decides that it is better, after all, to wait until he receives permission to enter.” Franz Kafka
Law Accessibility, Doorkeeper Reflection, Law, Accessibility, Doorkeeper, Patience
Franz Kafka Law Accessibility, Doorkeeper Reflection, Law, Accessibility, Doorkeeper, Patience