I should learn to run, to wrestle, to swim, to ride horses, to row, to drive a car, to fire a rifle. I should fill my soul with flesh. I should fill … - Nikos Kazantzakis

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I should learn to run, to wrestle, to swim, to ride horses, to row, to drive a car, to fire a rifle. I should fill my soul with flesh. I should fill my flesh with soul. In fact, I should reconcile at last within me the two internal antagonists.

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About Nikos Kazantzakis

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

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Native Name: Νίκος Καζαντζάκης
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وحشوت غليوني ببطء وأشعلته. لكل شيء معنى خفيٌّ في هذا العالم، هكذا قلتُ في نفسي. البشر والحيوانات والأشجار والنجوم، كلها ليست إلا خطوطاً هيروغليفية، وسعيد هو الذي يبدأ بحلهاوإدراك ما تعنيه، ولكن....يا لتعاسته أيضاً! إنه لا يفهمها عندما يراها. فهو يعتقد أنها بشر وحيوانات وأشجار ونجوم ثم يكتشف بعد عدة سنوات، بعد فوات الأوان، معناها الحقيقي. ،

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