In religions which have lost their creative spark, the gods eventually become no more than poetic motifs or ornaments for decorating human solitude a… - Nikos Kazantzakis

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In religions which have lost their creative spark, the gods eventually become no more than poetic motifs or ornaments for decorating human solitude and walls.

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About Nikos Kazantzakis

Nikos Kazantzakis (18 February 1883 – 26 October 1957) was a Greek novelist, poet, playwright and philosopher.

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, Μουσείο N. Καζαντζάκη / Kazantzakis Museum (CC BY)

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Native Name: Νίκος Καζαντζάκης

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لكنـِّي نجوت!. عبرتُ النباتات ذات اللحاء السميك. عبرتُ الأسماك والطيور والوحوش، وصرتُ إنساناً.
لقد صرتُ إنساناً.. والآن أكافح لكي أتركه خلفي.

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