Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes


Truly, everything in this world depended on time. Time ripened all. If you had time, you succeeded in working the human mud internally and turning it into spirit. Then you did not fear death. If you did not have time, you perished.


Citations

Kazantzakis, Nikos. The Last Temptation of Christ. Translated by Peter A. Bien, Simon and Schuster, 1960, p. 250.

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Nikos Kazantzakis
Nikos Kazantzakis
  • Born: February 18, 1883
  • Died: October 26, 1957
  • Nationality: Greek
  • Profession: Poet, Novelist, Essayist, Travel Writer, Philosopher, Playwright, Journalist, Translator

Nikos Kazantzakis was a Greek writer. Widely considered a giant of modern Greek literature, he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in nine different years.