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"Jajaja la parte que empieza a describir el sistema de los abogados y tal me recuerda al rant de Oscar Wilde sobre la belleza. Me da mucha curiosidad saber cómo Kafka hubiera pulido este libro, o si lo hubiese publicado realmente. Cuando lea trabajos publicados por él voy a comprobar si esto era más un borrador que otra cosa (tipo Metamorfosis...)." — Apr 22, 2026 05:51AM
"Jajaja la parte que empieza a describir el sistema de los abogados y tal me recuerda al rant de Oscar Wilde sobre la belleza. Me da mucha curiosidad saber cómo Kafka hubiera pulido este libro, o si lo hubiese publicado realmente. Cuando lea trabajos publicados por él voy a comprobar si esto era más un borrador que otra cosa (tipo Metamorfosis...)." — Apr 22, 2026 05:51AM
“But the light for which the world is waiting is a new light, the glory that shall rise out of patient and triumphant suffering. And the kingdom which is to be established forever is a new kingdom, the royalty of perfect and unconquerable love.”
― The Story of the Other Wise Man
― The Story of the Other Wise Man
“I know that I am wrong, that we cannot give ourselves completely. Otherwise, we could not create. But there are no limits to loving, and what does it matter to me if I hold things badly if I can embrace everything? There are women in Genoa whose smile I loved for a whole morning. I shall never see them again and certainly nothing is simpler. But words will never smother the flame of my regret. I watched the pigeons flying past the little well at the cloister in San Francisco, and forgot my thirst. But a moment always came when I was thirsty again.”
― Personal Writings
― Personal Writings
“It was worth a wound—it was worth many wounds—to know the depth of loyalty and love which lay behind that cold mask. The clear, hard eyes were dimmed for a moment, and the firm lips were shaking. For the one and only time I caught a glimpse of a great heart as well as of a great brain. All my years of humble but single-minded service culminated in that moment of revelation.”
― The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes: with original illustrations from Strand Magazine
― The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes: with original illustrations from Strand Magazine
“In my stars124 I am above thee, but be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ’em.”
― Twelfth Night
― Twelfth Night
“My sullenness delighted him. “You’re charming,” he said. “Do you always speak like this?”
― Giovanni’s Room
― Giovanni’s Room
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