Kazantsakis Nikos

“If some priest or other comes to take my confession and give me sacrament, tell him to clear out, quick, and leave me his curse instead! I´ve done heaps and heaps of things in my life, but I still did not do enough. Men like me ought to live a thousand years.”

“God enjoys himself, kills, commits injustice, makes love, works, likes impossible things, just the same as I do.But, boss, I´ve said so before, and I say it again, God and the devil are one and the same thing!”

“Christ is born, my wise Solomon, my wretched pen-pusher! Don´t go picking things over with a needle! Is He born or isn´t He? Of course He is born, don´t be daft. If you take a magnifying glass and look at your drinking water-an engineer told me this, one day – you´ll see, he said, the water´s full of little worms you couldn´t see with your naked eye. You´ll see the worms and you won´t drink. You won´t drink and you´ll curl up with thirst. Smash your glass, boss, and the little worms´ll vanish and you can drink and be refreshed!”

“Wykonywana w połowie praca- mówił mi kiedyś- wyrażane w połowie mysli, półgrzesznicy i półświęci doprowadzili ten świat do opłakanego stanu, w jakim dzis się znajduje. Idź prosto do celu, wal śmiało, nie bój się, azwyciężysz! Bóg bardziej nienawidzi diabła od arcydiabła.”

“في أقصى حالات يأسنا نسمع بداخلنا أحداً يصيح: "لست يائساً. إني أكافح. أقبع فوق رأسك. أطل من جسدك. أنبثق من الأرض، لا تسعني العقول ولا الأسماء ولا الأفعال”