A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us.
Franz Kafka
You know, I’ve often wondered whether Kafka meant the
books he read or the books he wrote. For most of us it
is the books we read. But for a great artist like Kafka? It is
both.
john eberly
Oct 12, 2014 -
Link w/the letter to a friend that includes this quote:
http://www.brainpickings.org/2014/06/06/kafka-on-books-and-reading/