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Zorba, Zorba, Zorba...
At the end of the book, my mom witnessed my eyes brimming with tears...
I desperately need Zorba in my life...

"Whatever's good in the world is the Devil's invention. Springtime, beautiful women, wine--all made by Satan. Monks, fasting, sage tea, ugly women--all made by God. The hell with them!"

Every person has his or her folly, but the greatest folly, I believe, is not to have a folly.

Who created this labyrinth of uncertainty, this temple of arrogance, this pot filled with sins, this field sown with scandal greens, this hell's mouth, this basket overbrimming with slyness, this poison that resembles honey, this chain that ties mortals to the world—women?"

The first chapter was so captivating that hooked me from the first and made a strong first impression and left me thirsty.