Quotes from Franz Kafka

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

None of this was too painful, it was another of life's perpetual little torments, that was all, nothing when measured against what K. aspired to, he had not come to this place to lead a life of peace and honour

en bok måste vara isyxan för det tillfrusna havet inom oss

You don't have to consider everything true, you just have to consider it necessary. Lies are made into a universal system.

Orice om poate fi pentru o vreme în incapacitatea de-a lucra,dar atunci e momentul cel mai potrivit pentru a-È›i aduce aminte de realiz?rile lui anterioare È™i a te gândi c? mai târziu,de-ndat? ce dificultatea va fi învins?,va depune cu atât mai mult? sârguin?? È™i str?danie în munca lui.

You won't escape me. I like you more and more. You're a lucky catch. I congratulate myself.

En un momento dado puede uno ser incapaz de trabajar, pero después llega el momento preciso de acordarse de los servicios prestados y de pensar que después, una vez superado el obstáculo, uno trabajará, con toda seguridad, con más celo y concentración.

Les avocats sont bien loin de vouloir introduire dans le système judiciaire quelque amélioration que ce soit, alors que tout accusé, même le plus simple d'esprit – et c'est très caractéristique – commence toujours, dès son premier contact avec la justice, par méditer des projets de réforme, gaspillant ainsi un temps et des forces qu'il pourrait employer beaucoup plus utilement.

Since I met you, I've felt abandoned without your nearness; your nearness is all I ever dream of, the only thing.

The church tower, firm in line, soaring unfalteringly to its tapering point, topped with red tiles and broad in the roof, an earthly building – what else can men build? – but with a loftier goal than the humble dwelling-houses and a clearer meaning than the muddle of everyday life.

The time allotted to you is so short that if you lose one second you have already lost your whole life, for it is no longer, it is always just as long as the time you lose.

Pentru orice exist? un înlocuitor,artifical,jalnic,ÅŸi pentru str?moÅŸi,c?snicie ÅŸi urmaÅŸi.Îi creezi tu însuÅ£i în chinurile astea,ÅŸi dac? nu cumva ai pierit tu însuÅ£i în aceste chinuri,pân? la urm? lipsa de speran?? a unor asemenea false leacuri tot are s? te omoare.

Moonlight lay everywhere with the naturalness and serenity no other light is granted.

There are questions we could never get past, were it not that we are freed of them by nature.

Logic is no doubt unshakable, but it can't withstand a person who wants to live.

Sunday, 19 July, slept, awoke, slept, awoke, miserable life.

La palabra humana distorsiona mi vieja verdad de mono, que a mí mismo se me escapa; pero, eso sí, mi palabra apuntará en dirección a esa verdad.

23 februarie. M? bucur? ÅŸi m? întristeaz? pentru c? eu nu am nimic.

It seemed as if the shame was to outlive him

Schließlich wird sein Augenlicht schwach, und er weiß nicht, ob es um ihn wirklich dunkler wird, oder ob ihn nur seine Augen täuschen. Wohl aber erkennt er jetzt im Dunkel einen Glanz, der unverlöschlich aus der Türe des Gesetzes bricht. Nun lebt er nicht mehr lange.

You see, Willhem, he admits that he doesn't know the Law and yet he claims he's innocent. You're right there, but he can't seem to understand anything, said the other. K. said nothing more; why should I let the idle talk of these lowly agents - they admit themselves that's what they are - confuse me further? he thought. After all, they're discussing things they don't understand. Their confidence is based solely on ignorance.

But sleep? On a night like this? What an idea! Just think how many thoughts a blanket smothers while one lies alone in bed, and how many unhappy dreams it keeps warm.

Pero al mismo tiempo no olvidaba recordar de vez en cuando que reflexionar serena, muy serenamente, es mejor que tomar decisiones desesperadas.

This evening out of boredom washed my hands three times in succession in the bathroom.