All those who actually live the mysteries of life haven't the time to …

Nikos Kazantzakis
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All those who actually live the mysteries of life haven't the time to write, and all those who have the time don't live them! D'you see? ✨ Nikos Kazantzakis, Carl Wildman (1953). Zorba the Greek, p.217, Simon and Schuster
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