Sebastian

“Is he good? Or is he bad? That's the only thing I ask nowadays. And as I grow older—I'd swear this on the last crust I eat—I feel I shan't even go on asking that! Whether a man's good or bad, I'm sorry for him, for all of 'em. The sight of a man just rends my insides, even if I act as though I don't care a damn! There he is, poor devil, I think, he also eats and drinks and makes love and is frightened, whoever he is: he has his God and his devil just the same, and he'll peg out and lie as stiff as a board beneath the ground and be food for worms, just the same. Poor devil! We're all brothers! All worm-meat!”
― Nikos Kazantzakis, Zorba the Greek

“The longer I live, the more I rebel. I'm not going to give in; I want to conquer the world!”
― Nikos Kazantzakis, Zorba the Greek

“Leave your books alone. Aren't you ashamed? Man is a wild beast, and wild beasts don't read.”
― Nikos Kazantzakis, Zorba the Greek

“A prelungi despărțirea de cei dragi este otravă curată; mai bine să o tai dintr-o lovitură de cuțit și să rămâi iarăși singur de tot, în starea firească a omului, singurătatea.”
― Nikos Kazantzakis, Zorba the Greek