Letters to Felice

by Franz Kafka
Austria
3 Jul 1883 // 3 Jun 1924
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But when I want to draw close to someone, and fully commit myself, then my misery is assured. Then I am nothing, and what can I do with nothingness?

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Nothing unites two people so completely, especially if, like you and me, all they have is words.

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You are at once both the quiet and the confusion of my heart; imagine my heartbeat when you are in this state.

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Letters to Felice

Franz Kafka

 

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