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 More Quotes by Franz Kafka More Quotes From Franz Kafka Writing sustains me. But wouldn’t it be better to say it sustains this kind of life? Which doesn't mean life is any better when I don’t write. On the contrary, it is far worse, wholly unbearable, and inevitably ends in madness. This is, of course, only on the assumption that I am a writer even when I don’t write - which is indeed the case; and a non-writing writer is, in fact, a monster courting insanity. Franz Kafka writing insanity mean No matter how much you keep encouraging someone who is blindfolded to stare through the cloth, he still won’t see a thing.". Franz Kafka staring stills matter The true way goes over a rope which is not stretched at any great height but just above the ground. It seems more designed to make people stumble than to be walked upon. Franz Kafka rope spiritual people By imposing too great a responsibility, or rather, all responsibility, on yourself, you crush yourself. Franz Kafka crush inspirational life Slept, awoke, slept, awoke, miserable life. Franz Kafka novelists sleep life Writers speak stench. Franz Kafka speak literature Believing means liberating the indestructible element in oneself, or, more accurately, liberating oneself, or, more accurately, being indestructible, or, more accurately, being. Franz Kafka liberty mean believe I lack nothing. I only needed myself. Franz Kafka needed My peers, lately, have found companionship through means of intoxication - it makes them sociable. I, however, cannot force myself to use drugs to cheat on my loneliness - it is all that I have - and when the drugs and alcohol dissipate, will be all that my peers have as well. Franz Kafka loneliness mean cheating 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 knowing people moving For words are magical formulae. They leave finger marks be hind on the brain, which in the twinkling of an eye become the footprints of history. One ought to watch one' s every word. Franz Kafka eye brain watches Writing means revealing oneself to excess. Franz Kafka excess writing mean As far as I have seen, at school...they aimed at blotting out one's individuality. Franz Kafka individuality learning school One reads in order to ask questions Franz Kafka asks order Don't despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair. Franz Kafka despair health literature The history of mankind is the instant between two strides taken by a traveler. Franz Kafka taken two travel Love is a drama of contradictions. Franz Kafka contradiction love-is drama I'm thinking only of my illness and my health, though both, the first as well as the second, are you. Franz Kafka illness firsts thinking Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy. Franz Kafka slime cynical revolution The right understanding of any matter and a misunderstanding of the same matter do not wholly exclude each other. Franz Kafka misunderstanding understanding matter
