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“• Happiness, tranquility, beatitude—it’s to be alone, bearing up in solitude, to have no need of anything or anyone, and for your friends to sway like blue shadows in the boundless snow-covered steppe of your mind! Suddenly I feel like opening the window and screeching like a hawk, so great is my happiness. Letter to Harilaos Stefanidis - 23rd January 1929”

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Nikos Kazantzakis
Nikos Kazantzakis

Nikos Kazantzakis, born on February 18, 1883, and died on October 26, 1957, was one of the most prominent Greek writers of the 20th century. Known for his profound exploration of human nature and philosophical thoughts, his works have transcended literature, philosophy, and religion. more

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