Freedom was my first great desire. The second, which remains hidden wi…

Nikos Kazantzakis
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Freedom was my first great desire. The second, which remains hidden within me to this day, tormenting me, was the desire for sanctity. Hero together with saint: such is mankind's supreme model. ✨ Nikos Kazantzakis (2012). Report to Greco, p.97, Simon and Schuster
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Freedom was my first great desire. The second, which remains hidden within me to this day, tormenting me, was the desire for sanctity. Hero together with saint: such is mankind's supreme model. ✨ Nikos Kazantzakis (2012). Report to Greco, p.97, Simon and Schuster

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