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Behind each woman rises the austere, sacred and mysterious face of Aphrodite. ... Dame Hortense was only an ephemeral and transparent mask which Zorba tore away to kiss the eternal mouth.

— Nikos Kazantzakis Zorba the Greek (1946)

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I know well that only words, that words alone,
like the high mountains, have no fear of age or death.

The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel (1938)

Who holds a sword is tempted, who has youth must play,
he who does not fear death on earth does not fear God.

The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel (1938)

Beauty is merciless. You do not look at it, it looks at you and does not forgive.

Report to Greco (1965)

I am a mariner of Odysseus with heart of fire but with mind ruthless and clear.

Toda Raba (1934)

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

The Last Temptation of Christ (1955)

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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men and women are created equal.

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