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Nikos Kazantzakis Facts

Nikos Kazantzakis was a Greek writer. Widely considered a giant of modern Greek literature, he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in nine different years. (1883-1957)

Quotes by Nikos Kazantzakis

A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be free.
Nikos Kazantzakis /Zorba the Greek/

I felt once more how simple and frugal a thing is happiness: a glass of wine, a roast chestnut, a wretched little brazier, the sound of the sea. Nothing else
Nikos Kazantzakis /Zorba the Greek/

When everyone drowns and I'm the only one to escape, God is protecting me. When everyone else is saved and I'm the only one to drown, God is protecting me then too.
Nikos Kazantzakis /The Last Temptation of Christ/

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.
Nikos Kazantzakis /Zorba the Greek/

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