What an obstacle had suddenly arisen to block K.'s career! And this was the moment when he was supposed to work for the bank? He looked down at his desk. This the time to interview clients and negotiate with them? While his case was unfolding itself, while up in the attics the Court officials were poring over the charge papers, was he to devote his attention to the affairs of the bank? It looked like a kind of torture sanctioned by the Court, arising from his case and concomitant with it. The Trial

You say "society must exact vengeance, and society must punish." Wrong on both counts. Vengeance comes from the individual and punishment from God. The Last Day of a Condemned Man

It would be mortifying to the feelings of many ladies, could they be made to understand how little the heart of man is affected by what is costly or new in their attire. Northanger Abbey

“Merely to be alone, not to be beaten or questioned, to have enough to eat, and to be clean all over, was completely satisfying.” 1984