An Other alice

“What is love? It is not simply compassion, not simply kindness. In compassion there are two: the one who suffers and the one who feels compassion. In kindness there are two: the one who gives and the one who receives. But in love there is only one; the two join, unite, become inseparable. The 'I' and the 'you' vanish. To love means to lose oneself in the beloved.”
― Nikos Kazantzakis, Saint Francis

“It's possible to save oneself from Satan, Father Francis, but from men—never!”
― Nikos Kazantzakis, Saint Francis

“Once a man begins to recognize himself in another, he can no longer look on that person as a stranger.”
― Paul Auster, The Music of Chance

“What do you have to fear? Nothing. Whom do you have to fear? No one. Why? Because whoever has joined forces with God obtains three great privileges: omnipotence without power, intoxication without wine, and life without death.”
― Nikos Kazantzakis, Saint Francis