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I can prove at any time that my education tried to make another person out of me than the one I became.
The Diaries of Franz Kafka 1910-1923 (1948)
It is entirely conceivable that life’s splendour forever lies in wait about each one of us in all its fullness, but veiled from view, deep down, invisible, far off.
The Diaries of Franz Kafka 1910-1923 (1948)
I make of my reproach and laughter a drumbeat sounding in the world beyond.
The Diaries of Franz Kafka 1910-1923 (1948)
If you summon it by the right word, by its right name, it will come. This is the essence of magic, which does not create but summons.
The Diaries of Franz Kafka 1910-1923 (1948)
Germany has declared war on Russia. Swimming in the afternoon.
The Diaries of Franz Kafka 1910-1923 (1948)
Eternal childhood. Life calls again.
It is entirely conceivable that life’s splendour forever lies in wait about each one of us in all its fullness, but veiled from view, deep down, invisible, far off. It is there, though, not hostile, not reluctant, not deaf. If you summon it by the right word, by its right name, it will come. This is the essence of magic, which does not create but summons.
The Diaries of Franz Kafka 1910-1923 (1948)