As I watched the seagulls, I thought, That's the road to take; find th…

Nikos Kazantzakis
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As I watched the seagulls, I thought, That's the road to take; find the absolute rhythm and follow it with absolute trust. ✨ Nikos Kazantzakis, Carl Wildman (1953). Zorba the Greek, p.233, Simon and Schuster
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