Nikos Kazantzakis

"Beauty is merciless. You do not look at it, it looks at you and does not forgive."

"Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality."

"I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free."

"I expect nothing. I fear no one. I am free."

"I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free."

"I said to the almond tree, 'Friend, speak to me of God,' and the almond tree blossomed."