الفكرة هي كل شيء ، أَعندكَ إِيمان ؟ إِذن فإن قطعة من باب قديم تصبح رفاتا مقدسا . ليس لديك إيمان ؟ إن الصليب المقدس كله يصبح بابا قديما - Nikos Kazantzakis

May he be cursed on earth who gives his trust to virtue,
that bankrupt crone who takes our life's pure gold and gives
but bad receipts for payment in the lower world.
Ah, passers-by that stroll, travelers that come and go,
all that I had, I placed on virtue, and lost the game!

أمنح نفسي كل شيْ، أحب، أتألم، أكافح. عالمي يمتد لأبعد مما يتخيل العقل

This book is not a biography; it is the confession of every man who struggles. In publishing it I have fulfilled my duty, the duty of a person who struggled much, was embittered in his life,