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

Quote by Franz Kafka

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If there is a transmigration of souls then I am not yet on the bottom...

If there is a transmigration of souls then I am not yet on the bottom...

Association with human beings lures one into self-observation.

Association with human beings lures one into self-observation.

The meaning of life is that it stops.

The meaning of life is that it stops.

May I kiss you then? On this miserable paper? I might as well open the...

May I kiss you then? On this miserable paper? I might as well open the...

The mediation by the serpent was necessary. Evil can seduce man, but cannot become man.

The mediation by the serpent was necessary. Evil can seduce man, but cannot become man.

In a certain sense the Good is comfortless.

In a certain sense the Good is comfortless.

Heaven is dumb, echoing only the dumb.

Heaven is dumb, echoing only the dumb.

Leopards break into the temple and drink the sacrificial chalices dry; this occurs repeatedly, again...

Leopards break into the temple and drink the sacrificial chalices dry; this occurs repeatedly, again...

A book must be the ax for the frozen sea within us.

A book must be the ax for the frozen sea within us.

The indestructible is one: it is each individual human being and, at the same time,...

The indestructible is one: it is each individual human being and, at the same time,...

Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy.

Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy.

Tyranny or slavery, born of selfishness, are the two educational methods of parents; all gradations...

Tyranny or slavery, born of selfishness, are the two educational methods of parents; all gradations...

One must not cheat anybody, not even the world of one's triumph.

One must not cheat anybody, not even the world of one's triumph.

Books are a narcotic.

Books are a narcotic.

In argument similes are like songs in love; they describe much, but prove nothing.

In argument similes are like songs in love; they describe much, but prove nothing.

One must not cheat anyone, not even the world of its victory.

One must not cheat anyone, not even the world of its victory.

Religions get lost as people do.

Religions get lost as people do.

Not everyone can see the truth, but he can be it.

Not everyone can see the truth, but he can be it.

The truth is that all of us attain the greatest success and happiness possible in...

The truth is that all of us attain the greatest success and happiness possible in...

Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked...

Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked...