- Novelist | July 3, 1883 - June 3, 1924
The spirit becomes free only when it ceases to be a support.
Franz Kafka
SupportFreeSpiritOnlyBecomes
My 'fear' is my substance, and probably the best part of me.
FearBestMeSubstancePart
Not everyone can see the truth, but he can be it.
TruthEveryoneSeeHe
We are sinful not only because we have eaten of the Tree of Knowledge, but also because we have not yet eaten of the Tree of Life. The state in which we are is sinful, irrespective of guilt.
LifeKnowledgeTreeGuiltBecause
Dread of night. Dread of not-night.
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The mediation by the serpent was necessary. Evil can seduce man, but cannot become man.
ManEvilBecomeCannotNecessary
Woman, or more precisely put, perhaps, marriage, is the representative of life with which you are meant to come to terms.
LifeMarriageWomanYouMoreCome
May I kiss you then? On this miserable paper? I might as well open the window and kiss the night air.
KissWindowNightYouMiserableAir
In the struggle between yourself and the world second the world.
StruggleYourselfWorldBetween
I do not read advertisements. I would spend all of my time wanting things.
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Evil is whatever distracts.
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Suffering is the positive element in this world, indeed it is the only link between this world and the positive.
PositiveSufferingWorldOnlyLink
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