Quotes By Franz Kafka That Will Blow Your Mind

These quotes reflect Kafka’s unique perspective on life, literature, and the human condition.

“A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us.”

“I am a cage, in search of a bird.”

“Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.”

“Youth is happy because it has the ability to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.”

“Many a book is like a key to unknown chambers within the castle of one’s own self.”

“All human errors are impatience, a premature breaking off of methodical procedure.”