Zorba The Greek Quotes

I was afraid of finding myself alone one evening i lay down in my new bed, reflecting on my new life. Happiness , life , sea. I recalled one dawn when i had chanced upon a butterfly’s cocoon in a pine tree at the very moment when the husk was breaking and the inner soul was preparing to emerge.

I found this beautiful excerpt on cocoons, patience and butterflies from “zorba the greek” by nikos kazantzakis:. We should not hurry, we should not be impatient, but we should confidently obey the eternal rhythm. That's the road to take;

Full of reverent awe before the universe, he cannot stomach organized religion or priests ([they] even fleece their fleas).

Alone , bed , god , man , shame , sin , sleep , woman. “if a woman sleeps alone it puts a shame on all men. To live far from men not to need them and yet to love them. Zorba the greek important quotes.