“I write differently from what I speak, I speak differently from what I think, I think differently from the way I ought to think, and so it all proceeds into deepest darkness.”

—Franz Kafka

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“I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself.”

—Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis

“I usually solve problems by letting them devour me.”

—Franz Kafka

“You are, at once, both the quiet and the confusion of my heart. ”

—Franz Kafka

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“Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.”

—Franz Kafka

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“You can hold back from the suffering of the world. You have free permission to do so, and it is in accordance with your nature. But perhaps this very holding back is the one suffering you could have avoided.”

—Franz Kafka

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“Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.”

—Franz Kafka

“And I would hide my face in you and you would hide your face in me, and nobody would ever see us any more." ”

—Franz Kafka

“Slept, awoke, slept, awoke, miserable life.”

—Franz Kafka

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“A non-writing writer is a monster courting insanity.”

—Franz Kafka

“I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself.”

—Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis

“Should I not be thankful despite everything?”

—Franz Kafka, Diaries

“I write differently from what I speak, I speak differently from what I think, I think differently from the way I ought to think, and so it all proceeds into deepest darkness.”

—Franz Kafka

“I have this vision: That I would finally come and find you. Scattered pieces of distance would not stand in my way. Not needing words; the barest of glimpses would suffice for you and me.”

—Franz Kafka, ”Letters To Milena”

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“I write differently from what I speak, I speak differently from what I think, I think differently from the way I ought to think, and so it all proceeds into deepest darkness.”

“I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself.”

“I usually solve problems by letting them devour me.”

“You are, at once, both the quiet and the confusion of my heart. ”

“Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.”

“You can hold back from the suffering of the world. You have free permission to do so, and it is in accordance with your nature. But perhaps this very holding back is the one suffering you could have avoided.”

“Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.”

“And I would hide my face in you and you would hide your face in me, and nobody would ever see us any more." ”

“Slept, awoke, slept, awoke, miserable life.”

“A non-writing writer is a monster courting insanity.”

“I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself.”

“Should I not be thankful despite everything?”

“I write differently from what I speak, I speak differently from what I think, I think differently from the way I ought to think, and so it all proceeds into deepest darkness.”

“I have this vision: That I would finally come and find you. Scattered pieces of distance would not stand in my way. Not needing words; the barest of glimpses would suffice for you and me.”