Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Franz Kafka Quotes: What I write is different from what I say, what I say is different from what I think, what I think is different from what I ought to think and so it goes further into the deepest darkness.
         

What I write is different from what I say, what I say is different from what I think, what I think is different from what I ought to think and so it goes further into the deepest darkness.


Franz Kafka
Check all other quotes by Franz Kafka

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





What I write is different from what I say, what I say is different from what I think, what I think is different from what I ought to think and so it goes further into the deepest darkness.
         



Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Franz Kafka Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Thu. 25 Apr. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/What-I-write-is-different-from-what-185206>.




Check out


Other quotes of Franz Kafka


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.

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.



Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.



Just because your doctor has a name for your condition, doesn't mean he knows what it is.

Just because your doctor has a name for your condition, doesn't mean he knows what it is.



Every thing that you love, you will eventually lose, but in the end, love will return in a different form.

Every thing that you love, you will eventually lose, but in the end, love will return in a different form.



I write differently from what I speak, I speak differently from what I think, I think differently from the way I ought to think, and so it all proceeds into deepest darkness.

I write differently from what I speak, I speak differently from what I think, I think differently from the way I ought to think, and so it all proceeds into deepest darkness.



It's only because of their stupidity that they're able to be so sure of themselves.

It's only because of their stupidity that they're able to be so sure of themselves.



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.

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.



I am free and that is why I am lost.

I am free and that is why I am lost.



I am a cage, in search of a bird.

I am a cage, in search of a bird.



People label themselves with all sorts of adjectives. I can only pronounce myself as 'nauseatingly miserable beyond repair'.

People label themselves with all sorts of adjectives. I can only pronounce myself as 'nauseatingly miserable beyond repair'.





Other quotes you may like


Mike nodded. A sombre nod. The nod Napoleon might have given if somebody had met him in 1812 and said, "So, you're back from Moscow, eh?

Mike nodded. A sombre nod. The nod Napoleon might have given if somebody had met him in 1812 and said, "So, you're back from Moscow, eh?




Be prepared to ride the cycles and trends of life; success is never permanent, and failure is never final.

Be prepared to ride the cycles and trends of life; success is never permanent, and failure is never final.



It’s amazing how things could change so quickly, in the blink of an eye. Maybe more miracles awaited on the horizon.

It’s amazing how things could change so quickly, in the blink of an eye. Maybe more miracles awaited on the horizon.



If I wanted to be a pop singer, I would have done that 20 years ago. I love country music.

If I wanted to be a pop singer, I would have done that 20 years ago. I love country music.



You've got to be really dialed into exactly who you are to the one hundredth power or you're just everyone else.

You've got to be really dialed into exactly who you are to the one hundredth power or you're just everyone else.



In war, force is used by the belligerents themselves, no effort being made to bring evildoers before a judicial body, each army acting as judge, jury and executioner.

In war, force is used by the belligerents themselves, no effort being made to bring evildoers before a judicial body, each army acting as judge, jury and executioner.



If I am not working, I won't wear makeup and I will wear flats.

If I am not working, I won't wear makeup and I will wear flats.



Because I'm thinking in a broader way, I feel like I am able to make better decisions.

Because I'm thinking in a broader way, I feel like I am able to make better decisions.



For man, the death of the body is inevitable, and is determined by time and circumstance; but, with proper precaution, the death of the soul may be totally avoided.

For man, the death of the body is inevitable, and is determined by time and circumstance; but, with proper precaution, the death of the soul may be totally avoided.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "What I write is different from what I say, what I say is different from what I think, what I think is different from what I ought to think and so it goes further into the deepest darkness.". Author of this quote is Franz Kafka. .