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"In a way, you are poetry material; You are full of cloudy subtleties I am willing to spend a lifetime figuring out. Words burst in your essence and you carry their dust in the pores of your ethereal individuality."

-Franz Kafka, Letters to Milena-

"In A Way, You Are Poetry Material; You Are Full Of Cloudy Subtleties I Am Willing To Spend A Lifetime

(Artwork by Alisher Kush)


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"The tremendous world

I have in my head. But how to free myself and free it without being torn to pieces. And a thousand times rather be torn to pieces than retain it in me or bury it."

-Book: The Diaries of Franz Kafka, 1910-1923-

"The Tremendous World

(Artwork by Miles Johnston.)


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"There are times when my longing for you overwhelms me […] so often I can think of you only with teeth clenched."

-Franz Kafka, Letters to Felice‎-

"There Are Times When My Longing For You Overwhelms Me [] So Often I Can Think Of You Only With Teeth

(Artwork/artist: unknown (to me)).


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"I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself."

-Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis-

"I Cannot Make You Understand. I Cannot Make Anyone Understand What Is Happening Inside Me. I Cannot

(Artwork by Mimmo Paladino)


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"I dream of a grave, deep and narrow, where we could clasp each other in our arms as with clamps, and I would hide my face in you and you would hide your face in me, and nobody would ever see us any more."

-Franz Kafka, The Castle.-

"I Dream Of A Grave, Deep And Narrow, Where We Could Clasp Each Other In Our Arms As With Clamps, And

(Artwork by Anne Magill.)


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"You are at once both the quiet and the confusion of my heart; imagine my heartbeat when you are in this state."

-Franz Kafka, Letters to Felice‎-

"You Are At Once Both The Quiet And The Confusion Of My Heart; Imagine My Heartbeat When You Are In This

(Artwork by ratsandlilies.art.)

(Can we also TALK ABOUT FLEABAG. I love that show.)


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The Diaries of Franz Kafka 1910-1923.

The Diaries Of Franz Kafka 1910-1923.
The Diaries Of Franz Kafka 1910-1923.

(Artwork by Aleksandra Waliszewska.)


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"I’m tired, can’t think of anything and want only to lay my face in your lap, feel your hand on my head and remain like that through all eternity."

-Franz Kafka, Letters to Milena-

"Im Tired, Cant Think Of Anything And Want Only To Lay My Face In Your Lap, Feel Your Hand On My Head

(Artworks by Kim Young Hun.)


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"How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all this nonsense."

Franz Kafka, Metamorphosis.

"How About If I Sleep A Little Bit Longer And Forget All This Nonsense."

(Artwork by Liza Sivakova.)


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"Nervous states of the worst sort control me without pause. Everything that is not literature bores me and I hate it. I lack all aptitude for family life except, at best, as an observer. I have no family feeling and visitors make me almost feel as though I were maliciously being attacked."

_Franz Kafka, Diaries, 1910-1923_

"Nervous States Of The Worst Sort Control Me Without Pause. Everything That Is Not Literature Bores Me

(Artwork by D.B Horowitz.)


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It's late night, late that I should be sleeping and ready this body for tomorrow but grabbing a book, turning pages, reading Kafka anytime, anywhere is no sin.

It's Late Night, Late That I Should Be Sleeping And Ready This Body For Tomorrow But Grabbing A Book,
It's Late Night, Late That I Should Be Sleeping And Ready This Body For Tomorrow But Grabbing A Book,

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