He scarcely wondered at how little consideration he had shown the others lately; once, that consideration had been his pride.
Franz Kafka
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A quote by Franz Kafka
From the source
The Metamorphosis (Die Verwandlung), Part III.
German text: Die Verwandlung, Kurt Wolff Verlag, 1917 edition. First published in 1915.
The narrator describes the change in Gregor as he approaches the violin music.
Original German
Er wunderte sich kaum darüber, daß er in letzter Zeit so wenig Rücksicht auf die andern nahm; früher war diese Rücksichtnahme sein Stolz gewesen.