“As long as our souls remain strong, that is all that matters; as long as they don't decline. Because with the fall of certain souls in this world, the world itself will collapse. These are the pillars which support it. They are few, but enough.”

"My Friend Poet. Mount Athos.", Ch. 19, p. 215
Report to Greco (1965)

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Greek writer 1883–1957

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