“Leopards break into the temple and drink to the dregs what is in the sacrificial pitchers; this is repeated over and over again; finally it can be calculated in advance, and it becomes a part of the ceremony.”

—  Franz Kafka, book The Zürau Aphorisms

20 (10 November 1917)
The Zürau Aphorisms (1917 - 1918)

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