I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free. inscription on Kazantakis's tomb in Heraklion, Greece

I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free. inscription on Kazantakis's tomb in Heraklion, Greece

How could I, who loved life so intensely, have let myself be entangled for so long in that balderdash of books and paper blackened with ink!

A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be free.

When an almond tree became covered with blossoms in the heart of winter, all the trees around it began to jeer. 'What vanity,' they screamed, 'what insolence! Just think, it believes it can bring spring in this way!' The flowers of the almond tree blushed for shame. 'Forgive me, my sisters,' said the tree. 'I swear I did not want to blossom, but suddenly I felt a warm springtime breeze in my heart.

All roads lead to the earth; the abyss leads to God. Jump!

God sends rain, but He also sends hoods; and when the rain grows heavier, He sends a cave.