Franz Kafka

Hesitation before birth. If there is a transmigration of souls then I am not yet on the bottom rung. My life is a hesitation before birth. ”

We are separated from God on two sides; the Fall separates us from Him, the Tree of Life separates Him from us. ”

If there is a transmigration of souls then I am not yet on the bottom rung. My life is a hesitation before birth. ”

Anyone who cannot come to terms with his life while he is alive needs one hand to ward off a little his despair over his fate... but with his other hand he can note down what he sees among the ruins. ”

Self-control means wanting to be effective at some random point in the infinite radiations of my spiritual existence. ”

The thornbush is the old obstacle in the road. It must catch fire if you want to go further. ”

May I kiss you then? On this miserable paper? I might as well open the window and kiss the night air. ”

Suffering is the positive element in this world, indeed it is the only link between this world and the positive. ”

How can one take delight in the world unless one flees to it for refuge? ”

In theory there is a possibility of perfect happiness: To believe in the indestructible element within one, and not to strive towards it. ”