Franz Kafka Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“A book should serve as the ax for the frozen sea within us.”

“May I kiss you then? On this miserable paper? I might as well open the window and kiss the night air.”

“Self-control means wanting to be effective at some random point in the infinite radiations of my spiritual existence.”

“From a certain point onward there is no longer any turning back. That is the point that must be reached.”

“Anyone who cannot come to terms with his life while he is alive needs one hand to ward off a little his despair over his fate... but with his other hand he can note down what he sees among the ruins.”

“A stair not worn hollow by footsteps is, regarded from its own point of view, only a boring something made of wood.”

“Atlas was permitted the opinion that he was at liberty, if he wished, to drop the Earth and creep away; but this opinion was all that he was permitted.”

“In theory there is a possibility of perfect happiness: To believe in the indestructible element within one, and not to strive towards it.”

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

“It is only our conception of time that makes us call the Last Judgement by this name. It is, in fact, a kind of martial law.”