He saw the world as full of invisible demons, tearing apart and
destroying
defenseless humans. He was too clairvoyant, too
intelligent
to be capable of living, and too weak to fight. He
was weak the way noble, beautiful people are, people
incapable of struggling against their fear of misunderstanding,
malice, or intellectual deceit because they recognize their own
helplessness in advance; their submission only shames the
victor.

-Milena Jesenska, Kafka 's obituary Narodni listy, 6 June, 1924