The major and almost only theme of all my work is the struggle of man with "God": the unyielding, inextinguishable struggle of the naked worm called "man" against the terrifying power and darkness of the forces within him and around him.


As quoted in Nikos Kazantzakis (1968) by Helen Kazantzakis, p. 507

Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes

The major and almost only theme of all my work is the struggle of man with God: the unyielding, inextinguishable struggle of the naked worm called...

The major and almost only theme of all my work is the struggle of man with God: the unyielding, inextinguishable struggle of the naked worm called...

The major and almost only theme of all my work is the struggle of man with God: the unyielding, inextinguishable struggle of the naked worm called...

The major and almost only theme of all my work is the struggle of man with God: the unyielding, inextinguishable struggle of the naked worm called...