Top 10 most inspiring quotes by Franz Kafka
- Youth is happy because it has the capacity to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.
- Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.
- I write differently from what I speak, I speak differently from what I think, I think differently from the way I ought to think, and so it all proceeds into deepest darkness.
- I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself.
- By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired.
- I have the true feeling of myself only when I am unbearably unhappy.
- It’s only because of their stupidity that they’re able to be so sure of themselves.
- I do not speak as I think, I do not think as I should, and so it all goes on in helpless darkness.
- As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.
- I need solitude for my writing; not ‘like a hermit’ – that wouldn’t be enough – but like a dead man.
Franz Kafka (1883–1924) was a Czech-born German-speaking writer renowned for his unique blend of existentialism and absurdism in his literary works. Born in Prague, he studied law and worked in insurance to support his writing.
Kafka’s writing often explored themes of alienation, guilt, and the absurdity of human existence. His most famous novella, “The Metamorphosis,” depicts the surreal transformation of a man into a giant insect and delves into the complexities of familial and societal relationships. “The Trial” and “The Castle” are two other seminal works that delve into the themes of bureaucracy and the struggle to comprehend an enigmatic and indifferent universe.
Despite his significant contributions to literature, Kafka’s works were mostly published posthumously, as he requested his friend Max Brod to destroy his manuscripts upon his death. Brod, however, chose to preserve and publish them, leading to Kafka’s eventual recognition as a literary icon.
Kafka’s writing style and exploration of the human condition have had a lasting impact on both literature and philosophy, influencing generations of writers and thinkers. His ability to capture the absurdity of life’s struggles in a haunting and introspective manner has solidified his place as one of the most influential literary figures of the 20th century.
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