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"I finish nothing, because I have no time and there's so much pressure in me. If the whole day were free and this morning restlessness could rise in me by noon and tire itself out by evening then I could sleep. As it is, however, there remains for this restlessness only a twilight hour at most, it grows somewhat stronger, is then suppressed and uselessly and harmfully digs up the night for me." so relatable

"The hollow burned into our surroundings by the work of genius is a good place to put in one’s little light. Hence the incitement that emanates from genius, the general incitement that fires one not only to imitation."

Kafka, Franz. The Diaries of Franz Kafka (The Schocken Kafka Library) (p. 230). Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.

"To walk, to dress to wash, to read, above all to confine myself at home in a way that caused me the least difficulty and demanded the least courage. If I went beyond that, I came up with only ridiculous ways out."

Kafka, Franz. The Diaries of Franz Kafka (The Schocken Kafka Library) (p. 174). Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.

"Wretched, wretched and yet well meant. Yes, it’s midnight, but since I’ve slept very well, that is an excuse only insofar as during the day I would have written nothing at all. The burning electric light, the silent apartment, the darkness outside, the last waking moments they give me the right to write and be it even the most wretched things. And this right I use hastily. So that’s who I am."

Kafka, Franz.

"Perhaps in this way I could find a hidden steadfastness in myself."

Kafka, Franz. The Diaries of Franz Kafka (The Schocken Kafka Library) (p. 28). Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.

"The spectators stiffen when the train passes."

Kafka, Franz. The Diaries of Franz Kafka (The Schocken Kafka Library) (p. 3). Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.