True teachers use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross; then, having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create bridges of their own. Nikos Kazantzakis Read Quote
I said to the almond tree, ‘Friend, speak to me of God,’ and the almond tree blossomed. Nikos Kazantzakis Read Quote
Beauty is merciless. You do not look at it, it looks at you and does not forgive. Nikos Kazantzakis Read Quote
We come from a dark abyss, we end in a dark abyss, and we call the luminous interval life. Nikos Kazantzakis Read Quote
Life is trouble. Only death is not. To be alive is to unfasten your belt and look for a fight. Nikos Kazantzakis Read Quote
I knew that no matter what door you knock on in a Cretan village, it will be opened for you. A meal will be served in your honor, and you will sleep between the best sheets in the house. In Crete, the stranger is still the unknown god. Before him, all doors and all hearts are opened. Nikos Kazantzakis Read Quote
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 Read Quote
