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[], He Has Only As Much Ground As His Two Feet Take Up, Only As Much Of A Hold As His Two Hands Encompass,
“[…], he has only as much ground as his two feet take up, only as much of a hold as his two hands encompass,”
— Frank Kafka, from a diary entry written in 1910, featured in “Diaries”. (translated by Joseph Kresh)
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“[…]. Pity to go anywhere on this good dark night. Pity to come out of it, really. Pity we can’t stop in the good darkness. It is better than anything ever would be—this good immediate darkness.”
— D.H. Lawrence, from ‘Women In Love’, first published in 1920.
‘ “I don’t repent shedding your blood!” he cried. “Beware, old man, beware of your dream, for I have my dream, too. I curse you, and disown you altogether.” ‘
Fyodor Dostoevsky, from “The Brothers Karamazov”, originally published in 1880. (translated by Constance Garnett)
“[…], during the day the visible world helps me, during the night it cuts me to pieces unhindered.”
— Franz Kafka, from a diary entry dated October 2nd 1911, featured in ‘Diaries’. (as translated by Joseph Kresh)
“As she sat in the bus she received the shafts of the sun as a personal, intimate visit.”
— Anaїs Nin, from ‘A Spy in the House of Love’, first published in 1954