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"The effect of a peaceful face, calm speech, especially when exercised by a strange person one hasn't seen through yet. The voice of God out of a human mouth."

Franz Kafka, from a diary entry December 20th 1913, featured in 'Diaries'. (translated by Joseph Kresh)

"[...] a calm for its own sake, an incomprehensible grace, nothing else."

Franz Kafka, from a diary entry dated Dicember 11th 1913, featured in 'Diaries'. (translated by Joseph Kresh)

"Hatred of active introspection. Explanations of one's soul, such as: Yesterday I was so, and for this reason; today I am so, and for this reason. It is not true, not for this reason and not for that reason, and therefore also not so and so."

Franz Kafka, from a diary entry dated December 9th 1913, featured in 'Diaries'. (translated by Joseph Kresh)

me at any given time: can we just buckle down and focus on the task at hand please???

my brain:

my brain: ……….ranibow sprimkle……………

"I am more uncertain than I ever was, I feel only the power of life. And I am senselessly empty."

Franz Kafka, from a diary entry dated November 19th 1913, featured in 'Diaries'. (translated by Joseph Kresh)

"Living in dirt universe I didn't know what was worse The indifference or the longing The staying or the going."

Chelsea Wolfe, in 'Dirt Universe', from 'Birth of Violence', first published in 2019.

"[...], I became afraid again."

Franz Kafka, from a diary entry dated July 21st 1913, featured in 'Diaries'. (translated by Joseph Kresh)

"Everything immediately gives me pause."

Franz Kafka, from a diary entry dated July 21st 1913, featured in 'Diaries'. (translated by Joseph Kresh)

"They treat you like prey But you're the hunter You're the hunter."

Chelsea Wolfe, in 'When Anger Turns to Honey', from 'Birth of Violence', first published in 2019.

Mitsuo Mukao

"Then the air was full, simply composed of prey."

Chelsea Wolfe, in 'Be All Things', from 'Birth of Violence', first published in 2019.

do it scared do it weird do it alone. holy trinity

Sleeping biker, Moldavia

Anthony Suau

“I know it’s raining. There’s nothing to hurry for.”

— Colette, as translated by Antonia White, from ‘Bella-Vista’, published in 1937.

"[...], her wordlessness, her perfect love."

Mary Oliver, from 'Spring', featured in 'House of Light', first published in 1990.

"The weariness that disappeared in the middle of the night."

Franz Kafka, from a diary entry dated September 23rd 1912, featured in 'Diaries'. (translated by Joseph Kresh)

"It will be hard to rouse me, and yet I am restless."

Franz Kafka, from a diary entry dated August 30th 1912, featured in 'Diaries'. (translated by Joseph Kresh)

Song : Winter

Artist : SE SO NEON

Album : Nonadaptation

Felix Vallotton, The Blossoming Field, 1912

"[...] wordless gaze."

Mary Oliver, from 'The Other Kingdoms', featured in "The Truro Bear and Other Adventures: Poems and Essays", first published in 2008.

"How immovable I have become! Formerly, if I said only one word that opposed the direction of the moment, I at once flew over to the other side, now I simply look at myself and remain as I am."

Franz Kafka, from a diary entry dated August 11th 1912, featured in 'Diaries'. (translated by Joseph Kresh)

The moon rises to depart by Aleah Michele

“There are some scents one can only take in properly with one’s mouth.”

— Colette, from ‘Claudine in Paris’, first published in 1901, as translated by Antonia White.