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Before the Law
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importunity
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(noun) the quality or state of being importunate (i.e., persistent, especially to the point of annoyance)
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wearies the doorkeeper by his importunity
I stupidly confused importune with inopportune so I was confused but this makes total sense lol
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7 years, 4 months ago
wearies the doorkeeper by his importunity
I stupidly confused importune with inopportune so I was confused but this makes total sense lol
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7 years, 4 months ago
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[...] 'Everyone strives to reach the Law,' says the man, 'so how does it happen that for all these many years no one but myself has ever begged for admittance?' The doorkeeper recognizes that the man has reached his end, and, to let his failing senses catch the words, roars in his ear: 'No one else could ever be admitted here, since this gate was made only for you. I am now going to shut it.'
just a classic Kafka passage
[...] 'Everyone strives to reach the Law,' says the man, 'so how does it happen that for all these many years no one but myself has ever begged for admittance?' The doorkeeper recognizes that the man has reached his end, and, to let his failing senses catch the words, roars in his ear: 'No one else could ever be admitted here, since this gate was made only for you. I am now going to shut it.'
just a classic Kafka passage