Franz Kafka was a German-speaking novelist and short-story writer. He is widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature. Kafka's best-known works include "The Metamorphosis," "The Trial," and "The Castle," which tells the story of a man known as K. who is trying to gain access to a mysterious castle.
The meaning of life is that it stops.
Frank Kafka – The Castle
You can hold yourself back from the sufferings of the world, that is something you are free to do and it accords with your nature, but perhaps this very holding back is the one suffering you could avoid.
Frank Kafka – The Castle
I never wished to offend anyone, but I wish to retain my own way of looking at things.
Frank Kafka – The Castle
If one has the strength, one doesn’t need the luck.
Frank Kafka – The Castle
Believing means liberating the indestructible element in oneself, or better: being indestructible, or better still: being.
Frank Kafka – The Castle
We are sinful not only because we have eaten of the Tree of Knowledge, but also because we have not yet eaten of the tree of life.
Frank Kafka – The Castle
Patience is the master key to every situation. One must have sympathy for everything, surrender to everything, but at the same time remain patient and forbearing.
Frank Kafka – The Castle
A book must be an ice-axe to break the seas frozen inside our soul.
Frank Kafka – The Castle
Sleep is the most innocent creature there is and a sleepless man the most guilty.
Frank Kafka – The Castle