“Where are we going? Do not ask! Ascend, descend. There is no beginning and no end.”

—  Nikos Kazantzakis , book The Saviors of God

The Saviors of God (1923)
Context: Where are we going? Do not ask! Ascend, descend. There is no beginning and no end. Only this present moment exists, full of bitterness, full of sweetness, and I rejoice in it all.

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