Nikos Kazantzakis
Nikos Kazantzakis
Nikos Kazantzakiswas a Greek writer, celebrated for his novels, which include Zorba the Greek, Christ Recrucified, Captain Michalis, and The Last Temptation of Christ. He also wrote plays, travel books, memoirs and philosophical essays such as The Saviors of God: Spiritual Exercises...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth18 February 1883
CityHeraklion, Greece
love-is men needs
We are not men, to have need of another, an eternal life; we are women, and for us one moment with man we love is everlasting Paradise, one moment far from the man we love is everlasting hell. It is here on earth that we women love out eternity
care lord break
Overdraw me Lord, and who cares if I break!
inspirational color paradise
We have our brush and colors - paint Paradise and in we go.
ill
I was ill before I fell ill.
inexperience
Inexperience loves to preach.
powerful joy soul
When everything goes wrong, what a joy to test your soul and see if it has endurance and courage! An invisible and all-powerful enemy—some call him God, others the Devil, seem to rush upon us to destroy us; but we are not destroyed.
soul cry commentary
My entire soul is a cry, and all my work is a commentary on that cry.
earth abyss
All roads lead to the earth; the abyss leads to God. Jump!
satisfaction sin habit
Be always restless, unsatisfied, unconforming. Whenever a habit becomes convenient, smash it! The greatest sin of all is satisfaction.
world faces one-woman
There is only one woman in the world. One woman, with many faces.
able leap abyss
Before me is the abyss. How can I leap across it? And if I do not leap, how shall I ever be able to reach God?
light fire evil
Lions and Lambs, love and force, light and fire, good and evil: all things climb the same mountain, the mountain of God.
wide
No wide road leads to God.
world this-world hidden-meaning
Everything in this world has a hidden meaning.