There are some things one can only achieve by a deliberate leap in the opposite direction.
Franz KafkaWoman, or more precisely put, perhaps, marriage, is the representative of life with which you are meant to come to terms.
Franz KafkaMy grandfather used to say: Life is astoundingly short. To me, looking back over it, life seems so foreshortened that I scarcely understand, for instance, how a young man can decide to ride over to the next village without being afraid that -not to mention accidents- even the span of a normal happy life may fall far short of the time needed for such a journey.
Franz Kafka