Writers speak stench.

Quote by Franz Kafka

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

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

There is nothing besides a spiritual world; what we call the world of the senses...

There is nothing besides a spiritual world; what we call the world of the senses...

My guiding principle is this: Guilt is never to be doubted.

My guiding principle is this: Guilt is never to be doubted.

It is not necessary that you leave the house. Remain at your table and listen....

It is not necessary that you leave the house. Remain at your table and listen....

The spirit becomes free only when it ceases to be a support.

The spirit becomes free only when it ceases to be a support.

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.

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

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

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.

You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen....

You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen....

My fear is my substance, and probably the best part of me.

My fear is my substance, and probably the best part of me.

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.

The fact that our task is exactly commensurate with our life gives it the appearance...

The fact that our task is exactly commensurate with our life gives it the appearance...

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.

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

I have the true feeling of myself only when I am unbearably unhappy.

I have the true feeling of myself only when I am unbearably unhappy.

Writing is a sweet, wonderful reward

Writing is a sweet, wonderful reward

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.

Isn't it only natural to leave a place where one is so bitterly hated?...The heroism...

Isn't it only natural to leave a place where one is so bitterly hated?...The heroism...

A hero is someone who rebels or seems to rebel against the facts of existence...

A hero is someone who rebels or seems to rebel against the facts of existence...

Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth.

Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth.