Quotes from The Trial — Franz Kafka
1883–1924 Austria
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What an obstacle had suddenly arisen to block K.'s career!
The Trial (1920)
Logic may indeed be unshakeable, but it cannot withstand a man who is determined to live.
The Trial (1920)
Even that has its reason; it is often better to be in chains than to be free.
The Trial (1920)
It would have been so pointless to kill himself that, even if he had wanted to, the pointlessness would have made him unable.
The Trial (1920)
They're talking about things of which they don't have the slightest understanding, anyway. It's only because of their stupidity that they're able to be so sure of themselves.
The Trial (1920)
The right understanding of any matter and a misunderstanding of the same matter do not wholly exclude each other.
The Trial (1920)
Someone must have been telling lies about Joseph K., for without having done anything wrong he was arrested one fine morning. His landlady's cook, who always brought him his breakfast at eight o'clock, failed to appear on this occasion. That had never happened before.
The Trial (1920)
'...it is not necessary to accept everything as true, one must only accept it as necessary.' 'A melancholy conclusion,' said K. 'It turns lying into a universal principle.In the Cathedral
The Trial (1920)
"Like a dog!" he said, it was as if the shame of it should outlive him.
The Trial (1920)