I said to the almond tree, 'Sister, speak to me of God.' And the almon…

Nikos Kazantzakis
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I said to the almond tree, 'Sister, speak to me of God.' And the almond tree blossomed. ✨ Nikos Kazantzakis (2012). Report to Greco, p.324, Simon and Schuster
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