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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In a certain sense the Good is comfortless.

In a certain sense the Good is comfortless.

Suffering is the positive element in this world, indeed it is the only link between...

Suffering is the positive element in this world, indeed it is the only link between...

Isnt it obvious that a person would leave from where he is hated so much?...

Isnt it obvious that a person would leave from where he is hated so much?...

Books are a narcotic.

Books are a narcotic.

Anyone who cannot come to terms with his life while he is alive needs one...

Anyone who cannot come to terms with his life while he is alive needs one...

It is only our conception of time that makes us call the Last Judgement by...

It is only our conception of time that makes us call the Last Judgement by...

Self-control means wanting to be effective at some random point in the infinite radiations of...

Self-control means wanting to be effective at some random point in the infinite radiations of...

Dread of night. Dread of not-night.

Dread of night. Dread of not-night.

How can one take delight in the world unless one flees to it for refuge?

How can one take delight in the world unless one flees to it for refuge?

Books are a narcotic

Books are a narcotic

My peers, lately, have found companionship through means of intoxication - it makes them sociable....

My peers, lately, have found companionship through means of intoxication - it makes them sociable....

The Bible is a sanctum; the world, sputum.

The Bible is a sanctum; the world, sputum.

The history of mankind is the instant between two strides taken by a traveler.

The history of mankind is the instant between two strides taken by a traveler.

Association with human beings lures one into self-observation.

Association with human beings lures one into self-observation.

Religions get lost as people do.

Religions get lost as people do.

He who seeks does not find, but he who does not seek will be found.

He who seeks does not find, but he who does not seek will be found.

Writers speak stench.

Writers speak stench.

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.

Some people treat relationships as a video game...they play them and when they get bored...

Some people treat relationships as a video game...they play them and when they get bored...

The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. All sin is...

The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. All sin is...