Some people may feel sorry for me, but I feel nothing of their sympathy.
Franz Kafka
New English translation prepared for this collection from the German original.
Solitude
A quote by Franz Kafka
From the source
Contemplation (Betrachtung), “Der Kaufmann” (The Merchant), page 42.
German text: Betrachtung, Ernst Rowohlt Verlag, 1913 title page; printed November 1912.
The merchant narrates the worries of his working life.
Original German
Es ist möglich, daß einige Leute Mitleid mit mir haben, aber ich spüre nichts davon.