Quotes: Franz Kafka

"Sit at your desk and listen."

–– Franz Kafka (1883-1924), Bohemian-born writer 

Source: Austin Kleon, Instagram

via: Sketchbook L, 2024, p. 43. 

Quotes: Thích Nhất Hanh

"Don't just do something, sit there."

–– Thích Nhất Hanh (1926-2022), Vietnamese Buddhist monk, writer, teacher and peace activist 

via: Commonplace Book 2022, 2023, p.113. 

Quotes 94: Franz Kafka

"You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait. Do not even wait, be quiet, still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked, it has no choice, it will roll in ecstasy at your feet." 

–– Franz Kafka (1883-1924), Bohemian-born writer

via Book of Commonplace 2004-2005, p. 86