It was evidently all the same to him what conclusions his reasoning led to: he only needed the process itself, and he did not like it when the process of reasoning led him up a blind alley.
Se comprendía que le era indiferente la conclusión a la que le llevaran sus razonamientos; él necesitaba únicamente el proceso de pensar. Y se molestaba cuando éste le conducía a un callejón sin salida.