“Have you never observed how invincible and unconquerable is spirit and how the presence of it makes the soul of any creature to be absolutely fearless and indomitable?” Republic
Nothing can come out of nothing, any more than a thing can go back to nothing. Book IV
“I am dirty, Milena, endlessly dirty, that is why I make such a fuss about cleanliness. None sing as purely as those in deepest hell; it is their singing we take for the singing of angels.” (26 August 1920) Letters To Milena
"Gregor, despite his current sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated as an enemy." Metamorphosis and Other Stories
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