We all have wings, but they have not been of any avail to us and if we could tear them off, we would do so.

Quote by Franz Kafka

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Writers speak stench.

Writers speak stench.

A stair not worn hollow by footsteps is, regarded from its own point of view,...

A stair not worn hollow by footsteps is, regarded from its own point of view,...

Religions get lost as people do.

Religions get lost as people do.

You can hold yourself back from the sufferings of the world, that is something you...

You can hold yourself back from the sufferings of the world, that is something you...

It is often safer to be in chains than to be free.

It is often safer to be in chains than to be free.

The Bible is a sanctum; the world, sputum.

The Bible is a sanctum; the world, sputum.

No sooner said than done - so acts your man of worth.

No sooner said than done - so acts your man of worth.

Writing is a sweet, wonderful reward

Writing is a sweet, wonderful reward

Books are a narcotic.

Books are a narcotic.

We are separated from God on two sides; the Fall separates us from Him, the...

We are separated from God on two sides; the Fall separates us from Him, the...

How pathetically scanty my self-knowledge is compared with, say, my knowledge of my room. There...

How pathetically scanty my self-knowledge is compared with, say, my knowledge of my room. There...

I do not read advertisements - I would spend all my time wanting things

I do not read advertisements - I would spend all my time wanting things

Always first draw fresh breath after outbursts of vanity and complacency.

Always first draw fresh breath after outbursts of vanity and complacency.

In the struggle between yourself and the world second the world.

In the struggle between yourself and the world second the world.

The relationship to one's fellow man is the relationship of prayer, the relationship to oneself...

The relationship to one's fellow man is the relationship of prayer, the relationship to oneself...

I do not read advertisements. I would spend all of my time wanting things.

I do not read advertisements. I would spend all of my time wanting things.

Test yourself on mankind. It is something that makes the doubter doubt, the believer believe.

Test yourself on mankind. It is something that makes the doubter doubt, the believer believe.

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...

Believing in progress does not mean believing that any progress has yet been made.

Believing in progress does not mean believing that any progress has yet been made.

One of the first signs of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die.

One of the first signs of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die.