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The Diabolical sometimes assum...

The Diabolical sometimes assumes the aspect of the Good, or even embodies itself completely in its form. If this remains concealedfrom me, I am of course defeated, for this Good is more tempting than the genuine Good.

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The observer of the soul canno...

The observer of the soul cannot penetrate into the soul, but there doubtless is a margin where he comes into contact with it. Recognition of this contact is the fact that even the soul does not know of itself. Hence it must remain unknown. That would be sad only if there were anything apart from the soul, but there is nothing else.

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Believing means liberating the...

Believing means liberating the indestructible element in oneself, or, more accurately, liberating oneself, or, more accurately, being indestructible, or, more accurately, being.

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Kill me, or you are a murderer...

Kill me, or you are a murderer.

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There they lay, but not in the...

There they lay, but not in the forgetfulness of the previous night. She was seeking and he was seeking, they raged and contorted their faces and bored their heads into each others bosom in the urgency of seeking something, and their embraces and their tossing limbs did not avail to make them forget, but only reminded them of what they sought

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When K. looked at the castle, ...

When K. looked at the castle, often it seemed to him as if he were observing someone who sat quietly there in front of him gazing, not lost in thought and so oblivious of everything, but free and untroubled, as if he were alone with nobody to observe him, and yet must notice that he was observed, and all the same remained with his calm not even slightly disturbed; and really - one did not know whether it was cause or effect - the gaze of the observer could not remain concentrated there, but slid away.

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I can prove at any time that m...

I can prove at any time that my education tried to make another person out of me than the one I became. It is for the harm, therefore, that my educators could have done me in accordance with their intentions that I reproach them; I demand from their hands the person I now am, and since they cannot give him to me, I make of my reproach and laughter a drumbeat sounding in the world beyond.

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Love is a drama of contradicti...

Love is a drama of contradictions.

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They were offered the choice b...

They were offered the choice between becoming kings or the couriers of kings. The way children would, they all wanted to be couriers. Therefore there are only couriers who hurry about the world, shouting to each other - since there are no kings - messages that have become meaningless. They would like to put an end to this miserable life of theirs but they dare not because of their oaths of service.

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All I am is literature, and I ...

All I am is literature, and I am not able or willing to be anything else.

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I am too tired, I must try to ...

I am too tired, I must try to rest and sleep, otherwise I am lost in every respect. What an effort to keep alive! Erecting a monument does not require an expenditure of so much strength.

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It isn't necessary that you le...

It isn't necessary that you leave home. Sit at your desk and listen. Don't even listen, just wait. Don't wait, be still and alone. The whole world will offer itself to you.

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One day, a leopard stalked int...

One day, a leopard stalked into the synagogue, roaring and lashing its tail. Three weeks later, it had become part of the liturgy.

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[Love] has as few problems as ...

[Love] has as few problems as a motocar. The only problems are the driver, the passengers, and the road.

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It is strange how little sharp...

It is strange how little sharpsightedness women possess; they only notice whether they please, then whether they arouse pity, and finally, whether you look for compassion from them. That is all; come to think of it, it may even be enough, generally speaking.

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Sometimes I think I can expiat...

Sometimes I think I can expiate all my past and future sins through the aching of my bones.

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I am more uncertain than I eve...

I am more uncertain than I ever was; I feel only the power of life. And I am senselessly empty.

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Written kisses never arrive at...

Written kisses never arrive at their destination; the ghosts drink them up along the way.

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There sat I, a faded being, un...

There sat I, a faded being, under faded leaves.

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Don't bend; don't water it dow...

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.

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