“ Man, with the free play of his mind, locks and unlocks the chambers of life, though he hopes for nothing; he does not complain under life's blows, but strides through the nonexistent palace of his desires as though it were real, holding the keys of Nothingness, for he knows that at bottom all is a dark abyss and an oblivion. ”
 Nikos Kazantzakis, The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel (1938). copy citation