Character: Joseph K

The present justice, obviously, consists in condemning a person not only innocent, but also ignorant.

How then, with the absolute senselessness of the entire system as a whole, to avoid the most terrible corruption of officials? This is unattainable, here even the highest judge will not remain honest.

There is no doubt that a huge organization is behind all the proceedings, that is, in my case, behind this arrest and behind today's proceedings. This organization has at its disposal not only corrupt guards, stupid inspectors and investigators, showing at best commendable modesty, but it also includes judges of high and highest rank with the innumerable staff of servants, scribes, gendarmes and other assistants, which is inevitable in such cases. ...

- Do you expect to convince the court that you are not responsible for their actions by reason of insanity.
On the contrary, the court wants me to believe. It is the conspiracy to convince us all that the world is dislocated, crazy, formless, meaningless, absurd. Dirty games. Yes, I lost to the process. So what? You also lose it. All will lose. All. Want to condemn the madness the whole universe? That's what you want.

Women have a big impact. Take investigator. If he sees a woman, he
ready to jump across the table and over the head of the accused, just to grab at her skirt.

And as the light flashes, so suddenly opened the window up there, and the man seemed from a distance, in height, thin and weak, impulsively leaned forward and stretched her hands even further. Who was it? Friend? Just a good man? Sympathized with it? Did he want to help? Was he alone? Or was behind it all? Maybe everyone wanted to help? It may be forgotten, any more arguments? No doubt such arguments exist, and although the logic is unshakable, but against the man who wants to live and she can not resist.

And suddenly Karl realized that would have to grab the knife passed from hand to hand above him and plunge it in. But he didn't, only turned still untouched neck and looked around. He was unable to perform his duty to the end and remove from authorities the entire work, but is responsible for this last mistake is the one who denied him the last drop needed for this force.