Freedom was my first great desire. The second, which remains hidden within me to this day, tormenting me, was the desire for sanctity. Hero together with saint: such is mankind's supreme model.
Nikos KazantzakisThe canary is like a man's soul. It sees bars around it, but instead of despairing, it sings.
Nikos KazantzakisLions and Lambs, love and force, light and fire, good and evil: all things climb the same mountain, the mountain of God.
Nikos Kazantzakis