“ A man is imprisoned in the kingdom of his earth and in his own identity; behind man's attempts to control phenomena by Law, by concepts of God, by the encompassing mind, the eternal sea of annihilation roars. With his works, nevertheless, with a song sung joyfully and gallantly above this abyss, a man may hope to keep his "deathless flame" burning a while longer. ”
 Nikos Kazantzakis, The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel (1938). copy citation