Selected Short Stories Quotes

“With a self-satisfaction that I understand as much as I deplore, and which stands in magnificent contrast to the verdict of the world, he goes everywhere alone, pays no attention to girls, and yet will never lose his good humor.”
― Franz Kafka, Selected Short Stories

“FOR WE ARE like tree trunks in the snow . In appearance they lie sleekly and a light push should be enough to set them rolling . No , it can’t be done, for they are firmly wedded to the ground. But see, even that is only appearance.   Unhappiness”
― F Kafka, Selected Short Stories

“Ništa zemaljsko ne može ne može odoljeti osjećanju da smo pobijedili osobnom snagom, kao niti nametanje koje otuda proizlazi i povlači sve za sobom.”
― Franz Kafka, Selected Short Stories

“During these last decades the interest in professional fasting has markedly diminished.”
― Franz Kafka, Selected Short Stories