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Nikos Kazantzakis Quote
 | “By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired.” ―Nikos Kazantzakis Source/Notes: Report to Greco (1965). This quote is sometimes misattributed to Franz Kafka. |
| “Every word is an adamantine shell which encloses a great explosive force. To discover its meaning you must let it burst inside you like a bomb and in this way liberate the soul which it imprisons.” ―Nikos Kazantzakis Source/Notes: Massacre, Ch. 10, p. 88 - Report to Greco (1965) |
Nikos Kazantzakis
Born: February 18, 1883
Died: October 26, 1957 (aged 74)
Nationality: Greek
Occupation: Writer, poet, novelist, essayist, philosopher, playwright
Bio: Nikos Kazantzakis was a Greek writer and philosopher, celebrated for his novel Zorba the Greek, considered his magnum opus. He became known globally after the 1964 release of the Michael Cacoyannis film Zorba the Greek, based on the novel. He gained renewed fame with the 1988 Martin Scorsese adaptation of his book The Last Temptation of Christ.
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