Nicholas Sparks
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Giorgos or George Seferis ( Greek: Giorgos Sepheres [‘jorgos se’feris]), the pen name of Georgios Seferiadis (Georgios Sepheriades; March 13 [O.S. February 29] 1900 – September 20, 1971), was a Greek poet and diplomat. He was one of the most important Greek poets of the 20th century, and a Nobel laureate.
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Giorgos or George Seferis ( Greek: Giorgos Sepheres [‘jorgos se’feris]), the pen name of Georgios Seferiadis (Georgios Sepheriades; March 13 [O.S. February 29] 1900 – September 20, 1971), was a Greek poet and diplomat. He was one of the most important Greek poets of the 20th century, and a Nobel laureate.
He was a career diplomat in the Greek Foreign Service, culminating in his appointment as Ambassador to the UK, a post which he held from 1957 to 1962.
5 Quotes by Giorgos Seferis
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For poetry there exists neither large countries nor small. Its domain is in the heart of all men.
Giorgos SeferisGreek poet and diplomat (1900-1971)
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How can you dare teach a man to read until you’ve taught him everything else first?
Giorgos SeferisGreek poet and diplomat (1900-1971)
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Every man of action has a strong dose of egoism, pride, hardness, and cunning. But all those things will be regarded as high qualities if he can make them the means to achieve great ends.
Giorgos SeferisGreek poet and diplomat (1900-1971)
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I think the Swedish Academy wished to manifest its solidarity with the living spirit of Greece today.
Giorgos SeferisGreek poet and diplomat (1900-1971)
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Don’t ask who’s influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he’s digested, and I’ve been reading all my life.
Giorgos SeferisGreek poet and diplomat (1900-1971)