Quotes from Franz Kafka

correct understanding of a matter and misunderstanding the matter are not mutually exclusive.

No hay defensa posible contra esta judicatura, ha que confesar. Haga la confesión en la próxima oportunidad que se le presente. Solo así tendrá la posibilidad de escapar

El aislamiento es una forma de conocernos a nosotros mismos.

Man mußte nur über irgendeine Sache glücklich sein, von ihr erfüllt sein, nach Hause kommen und es aussprechen und die Antwort war ein ironisches Seufzen, ein Kopfschütteln, ein Fingerklopfen auf den Tisch: »Hab auch schon etwas Schöneres gesehn« oder »Mir gesagt Deine Sorgen« oder »ich hab keinen so geruhten Kopf« oder »Kauf Dir was dafür!« oder »Auch ein Ereignis!«

In passing: may I say that all too often men are betrayed by the word freedom. And as freedom is counted among the most sublime feelings, so the corresponding disillusionment can be also sublime.

Ä°nsan?n belli baÅŸl? iki günah? vard?r, öbürleri bunlardan ç?kar: sab?rs?zl?k ve tembellik. Sab?rs?z olduklar? için Cennet'ten kovuldular, tembelliklerinden geri dönemiyorlar. Ama belki de belli baÅŸl? sadece bir günahlar? var: Sab?rs?zl?k. Sab?rs?zl?klar?ndan ötürü kovulmuÅŸlard?, sab?rs?zl?klar?ndan ötürü geri dönemiyorlar.

well were those that were destined to do so from the very beginning, without any help at all, while all the others were lost in spite of following them so closely, in spite of all the effort, all the small apparent victories that gave such pleasure.

With a kind of perverse obstinacy his father refused to take off his official uniform even in the house; and while his robe hung uselessly on the clothes hook, his father dozed, completely dressed, in his chair, as if he were always ready for duty and were waiting even here for the voice of his superior.

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 can do now is keep my common sense and do what's needed right till the end. I always wanted to go at the world and try and do too much, and even to do it for something that was not too cheap. That was wrong of me.

Las manos femeninas hacen milagros en silencio —pensó—, él probablemente habría roto toda la vajilla, en realidad ni siquiera habría sido capaz de llevársela». Contempló a la señora Grubach con cierto agradecimiento.

I had locks on my whole body as at a costume ball and at brief intervals now here now there a lock was opened or closed.

The road is endless, there are no shortcuts and no detours, and yet everyone brings to it their own childish haste.

Per qualche motivo che ignoro mi piaci moltissimo. Molto, niente di irragionevole, direi quel poco che basta a far si che di notte, da solo, mi svegli e non riuscendo a riaddormentarmi, inizi a sognarti.

I looked at her much less often than I wanted to.

Duc o via?? dubl?,însp?imânt?toare,din care,dup? toate probabilit??ile,nu exist? alt? cale de ieÅŸire decât nebunia.Scriu toate acestea acum când s-a f?cut diminea?? de-a binelea ÅŸi,sigur,nu le-aÅŸ fi scris dac? toate n-ar fi atât de adev?rate Å£i dac? nu le-aÅŸ iubi ca un fiu

26. Say?s?z s???nak vard?r, ancak kurtuluÅŸ yolu tektir; ama kurtuluÅŸ olas?l?klar? yine de s???naklar kadar çoktur. Bir hedef var, ama yol yok; bizim yol dediÄŸimiz ÅŸey, bir duraksamad?r.

Wir brauchen aber die Bücher, die auf uns wirken wie ein Unglück, das uns sehr schmerzt, wie der Tod eines, den wie lieber hatten als und, wie wenn wir in Wälder verstoßen würden, von allen Menschen weg, wie ein Selbstmord, ein Buch muss die Axt sein für das gefrorene Meer in uns. (An Oskar Pollak, 27.01.1904)

it looks worn to them in the mirror... almost not wearable at all.

When we write something, we have not coughed up the moon, whose origins might then be investigated. Rather, we have moved to the moon with everything we have. Nothing has changed; there, we are what we were here. A thousand differences are possible in the tempo of the voyage, none in the fact itself.

Frío y vacío. Siento demasiado los límites de mi capacidad, que, cuando no estoy plenamente concentrado, se estrechan» (30 de agosto de 1914).

Se simÈ›ea atât de liber sufleteÈ™te cum eÈ™ti numai printre str?ini,cînd vorbeÈ™ti cu oamenii f?r? importan??,p?strând pentru tine ceea ce te priveÈ™te È™i nevorbind decît cu senin?tate despre interesele celorlalÈ›i,ceea ce îi ridic? în ochii t?i,dar îÈ›i permite,în schimb,s?-i laÈ™i s? cad? când vrei.

Oh!' she cried out at once, 'you've kissed me!

am always on

Only sometimes in the evening, when they come home late from a party, it looks worn to them in the mirror... almost not wearable any more.