Contact
Privacy
Book: Josephine the Singer, or the Mouse Folk
Quotes of Book: Josephine the Singer, or the
TOP TAGS :aspiresimple-truthsjokekate-atkinsonpurificationregenerationlandrythousand

  1. Franz Kafka _ Josephine the Singer, or the

    An und für sich ist uns das Lachen immer nah; trotz allem Jammer unseres Lebens ist ein leises Lachen bei uns gewissermaßen immer zu Hause.
    book-quotegerman

  2. Franz Kafka _ Josephine the Singer, or the

    It is truly no feat to crack a nut, and therefore no one would think to gather an audience for the purpose of entertaining them with nutcracking. But if he should do so, and if he should succeed in his aim, then it cannot be a matter of mere nutcracking. Or alternatively, it is a matter of nutcracking, but as it turns out we have overlooked the art of nutcracking because we were so proficient at it that it is this new nutcracker who is the first to demonstrate what it actually entails, whereby it could be even more effective if he were less expert in nutcracking than the majority of us.
    book-quote

  3. Franz Kafka _ Josephine the Singer, or the

    In her opinion her singing falls on deaf ears anyway; there is no lack of enthusiasm and applause, but she has long since given up hope of genuine understanding as she conceives it.
    book-quote
Categories