“Anybody who preserves the ability to recognize beauty will never get old.”
“I usually solve problems by letting them devour me.”
“I only fear danger where I want to fear it.”
"I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself." – Gregor Samsa
“Calm —indeed the calmest— reflection might be better than the most confused decisions”
“We go through these metamorphisms just like a caterpillar does before becoming a butterfly and the middle of that metamorphosis it always feels uncomfortable.”
"Gregor had wanted to give a full answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented himself with saying: 'Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up now.'" – Gregor Samsa
“His growing lack of concern for the others hardly surprised him, whereas previously he had prided himself on being considerate.”