“All writing seems futile to me, and it really is. The best would probably be for me to go to Vienna and take you away; I may even do it, although you don’t want me to.” (9 July 1920) Letters To Milena
“Do not be surprised by anything, truth and people have two sides.” Samarkand
“Why do I hear a note of sadness that wrings my heart in this cry of a pure soul?" Seagull
Variant: Death hangs over thee. While thou livest, while it is in thy power, be good. Book IV
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