Franz Kafka

One of the first signs of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die. ”

A first sign of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die. ”

Hiding places there are innumerable, escape is only one, but possibilities of escape, again, are as many as hiding places. ”

Atlas was permitted the opinion that he was at liberty, if he wished, to drop the Earth and creep away; but this opinion was all that he was permitted. ”

From a certain point onward there is no longer any turning back. That is the point that must be reached. ”

In the fight between you and the world, back the world. ”

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable. ”

In a certain sense the Good is comfortless. ”

Writers speak stench. ”

A stair not worn hollow by footsteps is, regarded from its own point of view, only a boring something made of wood. ”