Man is extraordinarily clever in preventing himself from being happy; it would seem that the less able he is to endure misfortune the more apt he is to attach himself to it. Journals
In life there are certain sores that, like a canker, gnaw at the soul in solitude and diminish it. The Blind Owl
This village belongs to the Castle, and whoever lives here or passes the night here does so in a manner of speaking in the Castle itself. Nobody may do that without the Count's permission. The Castle
I can control my thoughts as necessary; then how can I be troubled? Book VII
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