“The established politicians, who before the war preached national prid...” — Mikis Theodorakis Quote

“The established politicians, who before the war preached national pride and Christian love, were the first to collaborate with the Germans. But the communists, who as children we'd been taught to fear, kept a resistance movement alive, living and dying true to their ideals.”

“A man who goes to jail for his ideas is much freer than his keepers.”

“In my youth there must have been 15 synagogues in Salonika alone.”

“You can do so much crazy stuff with books that isn't necessarily being done. That's how culture stays alive - by doing new things with it.”

“I bark my voice out through a closed throat, pretty much. It's more, perhaps, like a dog in some ways. It does have its limitations, but I'm learning different ways to keep it alive.”

“I have a two-year-old at home, and my whole life is - besides revolved around keeping this little person alive, just watching them on the stairs and eating food and everything of every minute of every day - you plan what time you're going to bed so that you can be your best self first thing in the morning.”