“ Man's mind, his will and powers of choice, though limited and conditioned by the materials through which they manifest themselves, by his heritage and his environment, are part of that "blind," seemingly purposeless creative impulse toward perfectibility. If such value-judgments are purposeless for Nature, they are nevertheless purposeful for man himself, who is a portion of Nature, and in Nature. ”
 Nikos Kazantzakis, The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel (1938). copy citation