Home » Quote » Franz Kafka » „The bliss of murder! The relief, the soaring ecstasy from the shedding of another’s blood! Wese, old nightbird, friend, alehouse crony, you are oozing away into the dark earth below the street. Why aren’t you simply a bladder of blood so that I could stamp on you and make you vanish into nothingness? Not all we want comes true, not all the dreams that blossomed have borne fruit, your solid remains lie here, already indifferent to every kick. What’s the good of the dumb question you are asking?“

„The bliss of murder! The relief, the soaring ecstasy from the shedding of another’s blood! Wese, old nightbird, friend, alehouse crony, you are oozing away into the dark earth below the street. Why aren’t you simply a bladder of blood so that I could stamp on you and make you vanish into nothingness? Not all we want comes true, not all the dreams that blossomed have borne fruit, your solid remains lie here, already indifferent to every kick. What’s the good of the dumb question you are asking?“

— Franz Kafka

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„And you will ask: why doesn't his poetryspeak of dreams and leavesand the great volcanoes of his native land?Come and see the blood in the streets.Come and seethe bloods in the streets.Come and see the bloodin the streets!“

— Pablo Neruda

„I lie awake at night to wait 'til you come in.You stay a little while and then you're gone again.Every question that I ask, I get a lie, lie, lie.For every lie you tell, you're gonna cry, cry, cry!“

— Johnny Cash

„Everything comes at a price. Everthing in your life. The question you have to ask yourself is, what price are you willing to pay?“

— Paullina Simons

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— Barack Obama

„Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.“

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