The Castle

by Franz Kafka
Austria
3 Jul 1883 // 3 Jun 1924
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Illusions are more common than changes in fortune.

The Castle
If a man has his eyes bound, you can encourage him as much as you like to stare through the bandage, but he'll never see anything.

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Franz Kafka

 

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