Franz Kafka

The dream reveals the reality which conception lags behind. That is the horror of life -- the terror of art.

The dream reveals the reality which conception lags behind. That is the horror of life -- the terror of art.

As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found
himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic read more

As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found
himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

Productivity is being able to do things that you were never able to do before.

Productivity is being able to do things that you were never able to do before.

This inescapable duty to observe oneself: if someone else is observing me, naturally I have to observe myself too; if read more

This inescapable duty to observe oneself: if someone else is observing me, naturally I have to observe myself too; if none observe me, I have to observe myself all the closer