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
stars freedom light
How does the light of a star set out and plunge into black eternity in its immortal course? The star dies, but the light never dies; such also is the cry of freedom.
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.
flames light secret
Monarch of earth, I shall confess my secret craft: I've always fought to purify wild flame to light, and kindle whatever light I found to burst in flame.
light circles names
We have seen the highest circle of spiraling powers. We have named this circle God. We might have given it any other name we wished: Abyss, Mystery, Absolute Darkness, Absolute Light, Matter, Spirit, Ultimate Hope, Ultimate Despair, Silence.
brother writing light
A slave's soul has no worth, my brothers; it lacks strength to tread on this great earth with gallantry and freedom. I pity the poor slaves, they're nought but airy mist, a light breeze scatters them, a fragrance knocks them down; it's only just they crawl on the earth on hands and knees. Today I'll write a hymn to God and pray for this great grace.
light darkness duty
I felt this was my duty ... to draw the thick ancestral darkness out of my loins and transform it ... into light.
speak tree
I said to the almond tree, ''Friend, speak to me of God,'' and the almond tree blossomed.
expect fear
I expect nothing. I fear no one. I am free.
The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired.
god inspirational speak
I said to the almond tree, 'Friend, speak to me of God,' and the almond tree blossomed.
acted days responsibility
all these days acted with responsibility and seriousness over the matter.
death reborn dies
Die every day. Be reborn again every day.
dark ends abyss
We come from a dark abyss, we end in a dark abyss, and we call the luminous interval life.
bears rich lord
Good Lord, how can the rich bear to die?