You belong to me, even if I should never see you again.
Franz Kafka
Possessive Love, Unconditional Connection, Emotional Bond, Love, Bond, Possession
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More Franz Kafka Quotes
“Let me remind you of the old maxim: people under suspicion are better moving than at rest, since at rest they may be sitting in the balance without knowing it, being weighed together with their sins.” Franz Kafka
Suspicion Movement, Rest Reflection, Suspicion, Rest, Sins, Judgment
Franz Kafka Suspicion Movement, Rest Reflection, Suspicion, Rest, Sins, Judgment“What is gayer than believing in a household god?” Franz Kafka
Belief, Religion, Irony, Philosophy, Life, Faith
Franz Kafka Belief, Religion, Irony, Philosophy, Life, Faith“I am never serious, and therefore I have to make jokes do duty both for jest and earnest.” Franz Kafka
Seriousness, Humor, Life, Jest, Balance, Identity
Franz Kafka Seriousness, Humor, Life, Jest, Balance, Identity“It is comforting to reflect that the disproportion of things in the world seems to be only arithmetical.” Franz Kafka
World Imbalance, Mathematical Perspective, Reflection, Truth, Thought, Comfort
Franz Kafka World Imbalance, Mathematical Perspective, Reflection, Truth, Thought, Comfort“All I am is literature, and I am not able or willing to be anything else.” Franz Kafka
Literature, Identity, Expression, Self, Writing, Passion
Franz Kafka Literature, Identity, Expression, Self, Writing, Passion“In a certain sense you deny the existence of this world. You explain life as a state of rest, a state of rest in motion.” Franz Kafka
Existence, Life, Rest, Motion, Denial, Philosophy
Franz Kafka Existence, Life, Rest, Motion, Denial, Philosophy“We all have wings, but they have not been of any avail to us and if we could tear them off, we would do so.” Franz Kafka
Wings, Freedom, Struggle, Desire, Escape, Imprisonment
Franz Kafka Wings, Freedom, Struggle, Desire, Escape, Imprisonment“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“A stair not worn hollow by footsteps is, regarded from its own point of view, only a boring something made of wood.” Franz Kafka
Stairs, Perspective, Time, Change, Life, Existence
Franz Kafka Stairs, Perspective, Time, Change, Life, Existence“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“How pathetically scanty my self-knowledge is compared with, say, my knowledge of my room. There is no such thing as observation of the inner world, as there is of the outer world.” Franz Kafka
Inner Reflection, Human Observation, Personal Awareness, Knowledge, Self, World
Franz Kafka Inner Reflection, Human Observation, Personal Awareness, Knowledge, Self, World“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“Ich schreibe anders als ich rede, ich rede anders als ich denke, ich denke anders als ich denken soll und so geht es weiter bis ins tiefste Dunkel.” Franz Kafka
Writing, Thought, Expression, Self, Language, Philosophy
Franz Kafka Writing, Thought, Expression, Self, Language, Philosophy“In the struggle between yourself and the world second the world.” Franz Kafka
Struggle, Self, World, Power, Resistance, Conflict
Franz Kafka Struggle, Self, World, Power, Resistance, Conflict“Man cannot live without a continuous confidence in something indestructible within himself.” Franz Kafka
Self-confidence, Inner Strength, Human Nature, Faith, Power, Independence
Franz Kafka Self-confidence, Inner Strength, Human Nature, Faith, Power, Independence“You can hold back from the suffering of the world, you have permission to do so, and it is in accordance with your nature. But perhaps this very holding back is the one suffering that you could have avoided.” Franz Kafka
Self-Protection, Suffering, Compassion, Life’s Challenges, Isolation, Growth
Franz Kafka Self-Protection, Suffering, Compassion, Life’s Challenges, Isolation, Growth“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“Since I met you, I’ve felt abandoned without your nearness; your nearness is all I ever dream of, the only thing.” Franz Kafka
Intense Affection, Love Yearning, Deep Connection, Emotional Vulnerability, Romantic Desires, Soulful Longing
Franz Kafka Intense Affection, Love Yearning, Deep Connection, Emotional Vulnerability, Romantic Desires, Soulful Longing