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Franz Kafka

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Franz Kafka
Age: 41 †
Born: 1883
Born: July 3
Died: 1924
Died: July 3
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The spirit becomes free only when it ceases to be a support.
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A belief is like a guillotine, just as heavy, just as light.
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I am a retiring, silent, unsociable, and discontent person.
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I wanted to escape the unrest, to shut out the voices around me and within me, so I write.
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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.
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