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The Trial quotes

Franz Kafka

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“It's only because of their stupidity that they're able to be so sure of themselves.” Franz Kafka, “The Trial” - 1925

“We're all human beings here, one like the other.” Franz Kafka, “The Trial” - 1925

“Even that has its reason; it is often better to be in chains than to be free.” Franz Kafka, “The Trial” - 1925

“Don't say any more about what danger I'm in, I only fear danger where I want to fear it.” Franz Kafka, “The Trial” - 1925

“Above all, the free man is superior to the man who has to serve another.” Franz Kafka, “The Trial” - 1925

“Where was the judge he'd never seen? Where was the high court he had never reached?” Franz Kafka, “The Trial” - 1925

“The moonlight lay everywhere with the natural peace that is granted to no other light.” Franz Kafka, “The Trial” - 1925

“But now you must give me your hand, an agreement of this sort needs to be confirmed with a handshake.” Franz Kafka, “The Trial” - 1925

“Asking questions were the most important thing.” Franz Kafka, “The Trial” - 1925

“They're talking about things of which they don't have the slightest understanding, anyway.” Franz Kafka, “The Trial” - 1925

“It's sometimes quite astonishing that a single, average life is enough to encompass so much that it's at all possible ever to have any success in one's work here.” Franz Kafka, “The Trial” - 1925

“Intrusive, thoughtless people!” Franz Kafka, “The Trial” - 1925

“The first thing he saw in the small room was a large clock on the wall which already showed ten o'clock.” Franz Kafka, “The Trial” - 1925

“I like to make use of what I know.” Franz Kafka, “The Trial” - 1925

“Now, her bedside table had been pulled into the middle of the room to be used as a desk for these proceedings, and the supervisor sat behind it.” Franz Kafka, “The Trial” - 1925

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