Franz Kafka

Literature Czech 1883 – 1924 264 quotes

Master of existential and absurdist fiction

Quotes by Franz Kafka

The world is a terrible place, but it is also a beautiful place.

Letters to Milena

What is beautiful is good, and what is good will soon be beautiful.

The Trial

The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.

Diaries

The fact that there is a world at all is a miracle.

Diaries

The infinite is the realm of the spirit.

Diaries

The greatest joy is to be yourself.

Diaries

The world is a mirror, and it reflects back to you what you are.

Diaries

The true self is the one that is hidden.

Diaries

The only way to escape the prison of the mind is to open the door.

Diaries

The world is a dream, and we are the dreamers.

Diaries

The truth is always simple, but it is not always easy to understand.

Aphorisms

The truth is what you make it.

The Trial

The truth is a lie that has been told so many times that it has become true.

The Trial

The truth is a weapon, and it can be used for good or for evil.

The Trial

The truth is a burden, and it is not always easy to carry.

The Trial

The truth is a light, and it can illuminate the darkness.

The Trial

The truth is a journey, and it is not always easy to find.

The Trial

The truth is a gift, and it is not always easy to receive.

The Trial

The truth is a mystery, and it is not always easy to solve.

The Trial

The truth is a paradox, and it is not always easy to understand.

The Trial