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Franz Kafka

~ 1883 - 1924

Franz Kafka was a Czech-born German-speaking writer, best known for his surreal and existential fiction. His works, such as "The Metamorphosis" and "The Trial," explore themes of alienation, bureaucracy, and the absurdity of modern life, making him one of the most influential figures in 20th-century literature.

  1. Reality is too heavy for people, so they rent illusions and call it happiness.

    Franz Kafka
    #reality#happiness#illusion

  2. Evil is whatever distracts.

    Franz KafkaThe Blue Octavo Notebooks
    #evil#distraction#focus

  3. I am nothing to anyone, and that is my greatest freedom.

    Franz KafkaLetters to Milena, 1952
    #freedom#solitude#identity

  4. One idiot is one idiot. Two idiots are two idiots. Ten thousand idiots are a political party.

    Franz Kafkaquoteinvestigator.com/2021/10/08/idiots/
    #politics#society#irony

  5. I am a cage, in search of a bird.

    Franz KafkaThe Blue Octavo Notebooks
    #cage#longing#freedom

  6. Dearest, I beg of you, sleep properly and go for walks.

    Franz KafkaLetters to Milena, pg. (source needed), (year needed)
    #sleep#wellness#care

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

    Franz KafkaLetter to Oskar Pollak, November 8, 1903
    #understanding#isolation#struggle

  8. I have found a new enjoyment for my free time: lying in the grass.

    Franz KafkaDiaries, 1910-1923, 1915
    #grass#enjoyment#leisure

  9. There are two cardinal sins from which all others spring: Impatience and Laziness.

    Franz KafkaThe Trial, p. 268, 1925
    #sins#impatience#laziness

  10. I think you should only read those books which bite and sting you.

    Franz KafkaLetter to Oskar Pollak, January 27, 1904
    #books#challenge#growth

  11. Time is short, my strength is limited, the office is a horror, the apartment is noisy, and if a pleasant, straightforward life is not possible then one must try to wriggle through by subtle maneuvers.

    Franz KafkaLetters to Milena, 1920
    #time#struggle#maneuvering

  12. The lonely one offers his hand too quickly to whomever he encounters.

    Franz KafkaDiaries 1910-1923, p. 349
    #loneliness#connection#vulnerability

  13. What if I slept a little more and forgot about all this nonsense.

    Franz KafkaThe Metamorphosis, 1915
    #sleep#escapism#apathy

  14. 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 KafkaAnne Rice, Foreword to The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, and Other Stories, 1995
    #individuality#passion#authenticity

  15. Youth is happy because it has the capacity to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.

    Franz Kafka
    #youth#beauty#aging