Karl Kraus Quotes

We see, not change of aspect, but change of interpretation.

It is possible to interpret without observing, but not to observe without interpreting.

Judgment is contained in the act of trying to understand.

A lot of the fun lies in trying to penetrate the mystery; and this is best done by saying over the lines to yourself again and again, till they pass through the stage of sounding like nonsense, and finally return to a full sense that had at first escaped notice.

Where everyone else sees a straight line, you see a maze, and when I'm done talking to you, the maze starts to make more sense --Reply by Dove to Aly's silent inquiry

I don't talk things, sir. I talk the meaning of things.

Literature is less involved in giving you answers and more dedicated to giving you insight.

I really value words. I really try to illustrate and let people draw their own conclusions.

The analysis of concepts is for the understanding nothing more than what the magnifying glass is for sight.

If you will read again what is written, you will see how it was.

Facts are many, but the truth is one.

All meanings, we know, depend on the key of interpretation.

It is impossible to do a thing the way I see it because the closer I get the more differently I see.

Everything is beautiful, all that matters is to be able to interpret.

If you take a lie and allow your desire for the truth, you'll end up with some truth - not fact, but something that gets you closer to the truth. That's what we want. When we go to a play, we need to be assured that the experience we're having.

If you would judge, understand.

For me context is the key - from that comes the understanding of everything.

You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you mad.

See into life, don't just look at it.

No object is mysterious. The mystery is your eye.

All things make sense; you just have to fathom how they make sense.

To understand is to perceive patterns.

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

Understanding is a three-edged sword. Your side, my side, and the truth.

The answers you get from literature depend on the questions you pose.