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Quotes from The Last Temptation of Christ — Nikos Kazantzakis

1883–1957 Greece

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This book is not a biography; it is the confession of every man who struggles.

The Last Temptation of Christ (1955)

I said only one word, brought only one message: Love. Love — nothing else.

The Last Temptation of Christ (1955)

How can anyone see the only way the world can be saved and not be forced to weep?

The Last Temptation of Christ (1955)

The more devils we have within us, the more chance we have to form angels.

The Last Temptation of Christ (1955)

If you love me, be patient. Look at the trees. Are they in a hurry to ripen their fruit?

The Last Temptation of Christ (1955)

I possess no weapon but love. With that I have come to do battle. Help me!

The Last Temptation of Christ (1955)

The doors of heaven and hell are adjacent and identical.

The Last Temptation of Christ (1955)

There's a devil inside me which cries, "You're not the son of the Carpenter, you're the son of King David! You are not a man, you are the Son of man whom Daniel prophesied." And still more: "The Son of God! And still more: God!"

The Last Temptation of Christ (1955)

I wanted to offer a supreme model to the man who struggles; I wanted to show him that he must not fear pain, temptation or death — because all three can be conquered, all three have already been conquered.

The Last Temptation of Christ (1955)

Outside the wind of Jehovah still beat on the door, trying to enter. There was no other sound. Not a jackal on the earth, nor a crow in the air. Every living thing cowered in fear, waiting for the Lord's anger to pass.

The Last Temptation of Christ (1955)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Nikos Kazantzakis (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.