“ I believe that we should only read those books that bite and sting us. If a book does not rouse us with a blow then why read it? Franz Kafka
“ The Kafka paradox: art depends on truth, but truth, being indivisable, cannot know itself: to tell the truth is to lie. thus the writer is the truth, and yet when he speaks he lies. Franz Kafka
“ I am too tired, I must try to rest and sleep, otherwise I am lost in every respect. What an effort to keep alive! Erecting a monument does not require an expenditure of so much strength. Franz Kafka
“ It is not necessary to accept everything as true, one must only accept it as necessary.' 'A melancholy conclusion,' said K. 'It turns lying into a universal principle. Franz Kafka
“ You've seen yourself how difficult the writing is to decipher with your eyes, but our man deciphers it with his wounds. Franz Kafka
“ What are our lungs supposed to do? I shouted. Shouted: If they breathe fast they suffocate themselves from inner poisons; if they breathe slowly they suffocate from unbreathable air, from outraged thi… Franz Kafka
“ The person I am in the company of my sisters has been entirely different from the person I am in the company of other people. Fearless, powerful, surprising, moved as I otherwise am only when I write. Franz Kafka
“ The only thing I can do now, he said to himself, and his thought was confirmed by the equal length of his own steps with the steps of the two others, the only thing I cando now is keep my common sense… Franz Kafka
“ The amount of quiet I need does not exist in the world, from which it follows that no one ought to need so much quiet. Franz Kafka
“ So then you’re free?’ ‘Yes, I’m free,’ said Karl, and nothing seemed more worthless than his freedom. Franz Kafka
“ Should I be grateful or should I curse the fact that despite all misfortune I can still feel love, an unearthly love but still for earthly objects. Franz Kafka
“ Querido padre:Me preguntaste una vez por qué afirmaba yo que te tengo miedo.Como de costumbre, no supe qué contestar, en parte, justamente por elmiedo que te tengo, y en parte porque en los fundamento… Franz Kafka
“ No one will read what I write here, no one will come to help me... My ship is rudderless, it's driven by the wind blowing into the nethermost regions of death. Franz Kafka
“ It seems so dreadful to be a bachelor, to become an old man struggling to keep one's dignity while begging for an invitation whenever one wants to spend an evening in company, having to carry one's me… Franz Kafka
“ It is only our conception of time that makes us call the Last Judgment by this name. It is, in fact, a kind of martial law. Franz Kafka
“ I want in fact more of you. In my mind I am dressing you with light; I am wrapping you up in blankets of complete acceptance and then I give myself to you. I long for you; I who usually long without l… Franz Kafka
