Franz Kafka (c. 1883-1924)
“Everyone knows something about us, either the truth as far as they know it, or at least some rumour they’ve heard or more often made up, and everyone thinks about us more than necessary, but no one will tell you straight, they can’t bring themselves to talk about such things. And they’re right not to.”
- From The Castle (chapter 16) by Franz Kafka. The translation used here is by John R. Williams (Wordsworth Editions, 2009).
