Franz Kafka, diary entry( 8 October 1917)
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There is a heartlessness behind his sentimentally overflowing style.
— Franz Kafka on Charles Dickens
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "There is a heartlessness behind his sentimentally overflowing style." in the context of "Franz Kafka, diary entry( 8 October 1917)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Charles Dickens" (Quotes about Dickens: Alphabetized by author )
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About Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a Bohemian-Jewish novelist, and one of the major German-language fiction writers of the 20th century.
About Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a Bohemian-Jewish novelist, and one of the major German-language fiction writers of the 20th century.
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