#English feels so mundane; it's the curse of a lingua franca
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„Verbiege es nicht; verwässere es nicht; versuche nicht, es logisch zu machen; ändere deine Seele nicht nach einer Mode. Folge vielmehr gnadenlos deinen stärksten Obsessionen.“
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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.
– Franz Kafka
#writing#franz kafka#I believe reading quotes also in their original language has merit even if you don't speak the language#English feels so mundane; it's the curse of a lingua franca
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