“And therein lies the whole of man's plight. Human time does not turn in a circle; it runs ahead in a straight line. That is why man cannot be happy: happiness is the longing for repetition.”
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
“If you think God’s there, He is. If you don’t, He isn’t. And if that’s what God’s like, I wouldn’t worry about it.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
“Why am I afraid to dance, I who love music and rhythm and grace and song and laughter? Why am I afraid to live, I who love life and the beauty of flesh and the living colors of the earth and sky and sea? Why am I afraid to love, I who love love?”
― The Great God Brown and Other Plays
― The Great God Brown and Other Plays
“It's hard to tell the difference between sea and sky, between voyager and sea. Between reality and the workings of the heart.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
“Even chance meetings are the result of karma… Things in life are fated by our previous lives. That even in the smallest events there’s no such thing as coincidence.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
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