Logic may indeed be unshakeable, but it cannot withstand a man who is determined to live. Where was the judge he had never seen? Where was the High Court he had never reached? He raised his hands and spread out all his fingers. But the hands of one of the men closed round his throat, just as the other drove the knife deep into his heart and turned it twice.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Logic fails against a man determined to live. The protagonist is killed by unseen judges.
- In plain terms
- Logic is useless against determined living. Judges kill the man.
- What can you take from it?
- Life trumps logic.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can logic survive will?
- Who judges you?
Another view
Logic can guide life.
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