There is a kind of flame in Crete - let us call it "soul" - something more powerful than either life or death. There is pride, obstinacy, valor, and together with these something else inexpressible and imponderable, something which makes you rejoice that you are human being, and at the same time tremble. (Report to Greco) N. Kazantzakis
About This Quote

This quote from a letter from P.G. Belousov to V.G. Belousov has been interpreted as an expression of human strength and resistance to suffering, as well as a reflection on the nature of soul as well as the relationship between the soul and the body. The term "soul" is used throughout the letter to describe both the visual and invisible nature of "energy" (a concept that was probably better understood by its authors than it is today).

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