The Last Temptation of Christ Quotes

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“You will, Judas, my brother. God will give you the strength, as much as you lack, because it is necessary鈥攊t is necessary for me to be killed and for you to betray me. We two must save the world. Help me."
Judas bowed his head. After a moment he asked, "If you had to betray your master, would you do it?"
Jesus reflected for a long time. Finally he said, "No, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to. That is why God pitied me and gave me the easier task: to be crucified.”
― The Last Temptation of Christ
Judas bowed his head. After a moment he asked, "If you had to betray your master, would you do it?"
Jesus reflected for a long time. Finally he said, "No, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to. That is why God pitied me and gave me the easier task: to be crucified.”
― The Last Temptation of Christ
“If I were fire, I would burn; if I were a woodcutter, I would strike. But I am a heart, and I love.”
― The Last Temptation of Christ
― The Last Temptation of Christ
“When everyone drowns and I'm the only one to escape, God is protecting me. When everyone else is saved and I'm the only one to drown, God is protecting me then too.”
― The Last Temptation of Christ
― The Last Temptation of Christ
“Only one woman exists in this world, one woman with countless faces.”
― The Last Temptation of Christ
― The Last Temptation of Christ
“Truly, everything in this world depended on time. Time ripened all. If you had time, you succeeded in working the human mud internally and turning it into spirit. Then you did not fear death. If you did not have time, you perished.”
― The Last Temptation of Christ
― The Last Temptation of Christ
“My principle anguish and the source of all my joys and sorrows from my youth onward has been the incessant, merciless battle between the spirit and the flesh.”
― The Last Temptation of Christ
― The Last Temptation of Christ
“I say one thing, you write another, and those who read you understand still something else! I say: cross, death, kingdom of heaven, God...and what do you understand? Each of you attaches his own suffering, interests and desires to each of these sacred words, and my words disappear, my soul is lost. I can't stand it any longer!”
― The Last Temptation of Christ
― The Last Temptation of Christ
“We are not men, to have need of another, an eternal life; we are women, and for us one moment with man we love is everlasting Paradise, one moment far from the man we love is everlasting hell. It is here on earth that we women love out eternity”
― The Last Temptation of Christ
― The Last Temptation of Christ
“What is truth? What is falsehood? Whatever gives wings to men, whatever produces great works and great souls and lifts up a man's height above the earth - that's true. Whatever clips off man's wings - that's false.”
― The Last Temptation of Christ
― The Last Temptation of Christ
“Never in my life have I feared death as much as I feared that resurrection.”
― The Last Temptation of Christ
― The Last Temptation of Christ
“Life on earth means: the sprouting of wings.”
― The Last Temptation of Christ
― The Last Temptation of Christ
“If the soul within us does not change, Judas, the world outside us will never change. The enemy is within, the Romans are within, salvation starts from within!”
― The Last Temptation of Christ
― The Last Temptation of Christ
“The doors of heaven and hell are adjacent and identical.”
― The Last Temptation of Christ
― The Last Temptation of Christ
“A prophet is the one who, when everyone else despairs, hopes. And when everyone else hopes, he despairs. You鈥檒l ask me why. It鈥檚 because he has mastered the Great Secret: that the Wheel turns.”
― The Last Temptation of Christ
― The Last Temptation of Christ
“The more he approached the people and perceived their anger-filled eyes and the dark, tortured fierceness of their expressions, the more his heart stirred, the more his bowels flooded with deep sympathy and love. These are the people, he reflected. They are all brothers, every one of them, but they do not know it鈥攁nd that is why they suffer. If they knew it, what celebrations there would be, what hugging and kissing, what happiness!”
― The Last Temptation of Christ
― The Last Temptation of Christ
“Man cannot sprout wings unless he has first reached the brink of the abyss!”
― The Last Temptation of Christ
― The Last Temptation of Christ
“Love鈥檚 feet are always pleased to step on ashes.”
― The Last Temptation of Christ
― The Last Temptation of Christ
“賱賯丿 噩丕亍 兀丨丿賴賲貙 賱丕 卮賰 亘兀賳賴 丕賱乇亘貙 丕賱乇亘....兀賲 賴賱 賰丕賳 丕賱卮賷胤丕賳責 賮賲賳 賷爻鬲胤賷毓 兀賳 賷賲賷夭 亘賷賳賴賲丕責 廿賳賴賲丕 賷鬲亘丕丿賱丕賳 賵噩賴賷賴賲丕貙 兀丨賷丕賳丕賸 賷氐亘丨 丕賱乇亘 賲爻乇亘賱丕賸 亘丕賱爻賵丕丿. 賵賷卮毓 丕賱囟賷丕亍 賲賳 丕賱卮賷胤丕賳貙 賵 賷鬲亘賱亘賱 毓賯賱 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳. 廿賳賴賲丕 賷賲孬賱丕賳 丿乇亘賷賳貙 賮兀賷賴賲丕 賷爻賱賰貙 賵 兀賷 丿乇亘賺 賷禺鬲丕乇責”
― The Last Temptation of Christ
― The Last Temptation of Christ
“鬲氐賵乇 丕賱丨賷乇丞 丕賱鬲賷 賱丕亘丿 兀賳 丕賱乇亘 丕賱賲爻賰賷賳 賷賲乇 亘賴丕 亘丿賵乇賴! 賱丕 卮賰 兀賳賴 鬲賵乇胤 賮賷 禺賱賯 丕賱毓丕賱賲! 丕賳 丕賱爻賲賰 賷氐乇禺: "賱丕 鬲毓賲賳賷 賷丕 乇亘! 賱丕 鬲噩毓賱賳賷 兀丿禺賱 丕賱卮亘丕賰!"貙 賵賷氐乇禺 丕賱氐賷丕丿: "丕毓賲 丕賱爻賲賰 賷丕乇亘! 丕噩毓賱賴 賷賱噩 丕賱卮亘丕賰!"貙 賮丕賱賷 兀賷 賲賳賴賲丕 賷噩亘 兀賳 賷賳氐鬲責 兀丨賷丕賳丕賸 賷賱亘賷 胤賱亘 丕賱爻賲賰! 賵胤賵乇丕賸 賷賱亘賷 乇睾亘丞 丕賱氐賷丕丿! 亘賴匕賴 丕賱胤乇賷賯丞 賷購爻賻賷賾乇 丕賱毓丕賱賲!”
― The Last Temptation of Christ
― The Last Temptation of Christ
“An old fisherman heard all this and shook his head. 鈥淭his is what happens to those who don鈥檛 get married,鈥� he said. 鈥淎ll they want to do is save the world, by hook or by crook. The sperm rises to their heads and attacks their brains. For God鈥檚 sake, all of you: get married, let your forces loose on women and have children in order to calm yourselves!”
― The Last Temptation of Christ
― The Last Temptation of Christ
“There, in the desert, there鈥檚 hunger, thirst, prostrations鈥攁nd God. Here there鈥檚 food, wine, women鈥攁nd God. Everywhere God. So, why go look for him in the desert?”
― The Last Temptation of Christ
― The Last Temptation of Christ
“They had no fear of death, and whoever has no fear of death鈥攖he centurion had often meditated on this here in the East鈥攚hoever has no fear of death is immortal.”
― The Last Temptation of Christ
― The Last Temptation of Christ
“God replies every time we question him, but our flesh is bemired and almost deaf: we do not hear.”
― The Last Temptation of Christ
― The Last Temptation of Christ
“兀賷 乇噩賱 兀賳鬲責 兀賲丕夭賱鬲 鬲鬲賮賵賴 亘丨賲丕賯丕鬲責 賷噩亘 兀賳 鬲禺噩賱 賲賳 賳賮爻賰! 丕賳賰 賱賲 鬲鬲丨賱 賷賵賲丕賸 亘丕賱卮噩丕毓丞 賱鬲賯賮 賵賯賮丞 乇噩賱 賵鬲乇賮囟 丕賱丕毓鬲賲丕丿 毓賱賷 兀丨丿! 丕賳賰 丕賳 賱賲 鬲賰賳 賲鬲卮亘孬丕賸 亘兀匕賷丕賱 兀賲賰貙 賮兀賳鬲 鬲鬲卮亘孬 亘兀匕賷丕賱賷貙 兀賵 亘兀匕賷丕賱 丕賱乇亘! 丕賳賰 毓丕噩夭 毓賳 丕賱賵賯賵賮 賵丨丿賰! 賱兀賳賰 禺丕卅賮! 丕賳賰 賱丕 鬲噩乇丐 毓賱賷 丕賱睾賵氐 毓賲賷賯丕賸 賮賷 乇賵丨賰 兀賵 賮賷 噩爻丿賰 賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱丨丕賱丞貙 賱兀賳賰 禺丕卅賮!”
― The Last Temptation of Christ
― The Last Temptation of Christ
“艦eytan ya艧lan谋nca ke艧i艧 oluverirmi艧.”
― The Last Temptation of Christ
― The Last Temptation of Christ
“Take care, Friars!鈥� he cried. 鈥淚f the yearning is broken off for even an instant, the wings become chains again. Stay vigilant, fight, keep the torch of your soul burning day and night. Strike! Forge the wings! I鈥檓 going-I am in a hurry to speak to God. I鈥檓 going鈥� These are my final words: Strike! Forge the wings!”
― The Last Temptation of Christ
― The Last Temptation of Christ
“At night the jackals came and ate their feet, and the next morning crows flew down and ate their eyes.”
― The Last Temptation of Christ
― The Last Temptation of Christ
“賲乇丨賷 賷丕 丕亘賳 丕亘乇丕賴賷賲貙 兀賷賴丕 丕賱禺爻賷爻貙 丕賱丨丕賯丿貙 丕賱賲噩賳賵賳 兀亘丿丕賸 亘丕賱乇賷丨 ... 賵兀賳鬲 兀賷賴丕 丕賱賲鬲賴賵乇貙 丕賱賲賴匕丕乇貙 丕賱噩卮毓 ... 賵兀賳鬲 賷丕 卮丕乇亘 丕賱丨賱賷亘 丕賱賵乇毓貙 兀賳鬲 賱丕 鬲賯鬲賱 兀賵 鬲爻乇賯 兀賵 鬲夭賳賷 賱兀賳賰 噩亘丕賳貙 賰賱 賮囟丕卅賱賰 賴賷 亘賳丕鬲 噩亘賳賰! ... 賵丕賳鬲 兀賷賴丕 丕賱丨賲丕乇 丕賱賲睾賮賱貙 丕賱匕賷 賷賳賰爻乇 馗賴乇賰 賲賳 賰孬乇丞 丕賱囟乇亘貙 兀賳鬲 鬲丨孬 丕賱爻賷乇 亘丕賱乇睾賲 賲賳 丕賱噩賵毓 賵丕賱毓胤卮 賵丕賱亘乇丿 賵丕賱爻賵胤貙 賰丕丿丕賸 睾賷乇 丌亘賴 亘丕丨鬲乇丕賲 匕丕鬲賰貙 賵鬲賰鬲賮賷 亘賱毓賯 兀爻賮賱 丕賱賯丿乇貙 賰賱 賮囟丕卅賱賰 賴賷 賵賱賷丿丞 賮賯乇賰! ... 賵兀賳鬲 兀賷賴丕 丕賱孬毓賱亘 丕賱賲丕賰乇貙 兀賳鬲 鬲賯賮 禺丕乇噩 亘丕亘 毓乇賷賳 丕賱兀爻丿貙 毓乇賷賳 賷賴賵賴貙 賵賱丕 鬲賮賰乇 亘丕賱丿禺賵賱 ... 賵兀賳鬲 兀賷賴丕 丕賱禺乇賵賮 丕賱兀丨賲賯貙 丕賳賰 鬲孬睾賵 賵鬲鬲亘毓 乇亘丕賸 賷賳賵賷 丕賳 賷兀賰賰! ... 賵兀賳鬲 賷丕 丕亘賳 賱丕賵賷貙 丿噩丕賱貙 鬲鬲丕噩乇 亘丕賱乇亘貙 鬲亘賷毓賴 亘丕賱鬲賯爻賷胤貙 氐丕丨亘 賳購夭購賱貙 賷賯丿賲 丕賱乇亘 賱賱乇噩丕賱貙 賵賰兀賳賴 賲卮乇賵亘 丨鬲賷 賷爻賰乇賵丕 賵賷賮鬲丨賵丕 賱賰 兀賰賷丕爻 賳賯賵丿賴賲 賵賯賱賵亘賴賲! 兀賳鬲 賷丕 兀賵睾丿 丕賱兀賵睾丕丿! ... 賵兀賳鬲 兀賷賴丕 丕賱夭丕賴丿貙 丕賱毓賳賷丿貙 丕賱賲鬲毓氐亘貙 丕賱禺亘賷孬貙 鬲賳馗乇 丕賱賷 賵噩賴賰 賵鬲禺鬲賱賯 丕賱賴丕賸 禺亘賷孬丕賸 賲鬲毓氐亘丕賸 賵毓賳賷丿丕賸貙 孬賲 鬲爻噩丿 賵鬲毓亘丿賴貙 賱丕賳賴 賷卮亘賴賰! ... 賵兀賳鬲 賷丕 賲賳 丕賮鬲鬲丨鬲 乇賵丨賰 丕賱禺丕賱丿丞 賲丨賱丕賸 賱賱氐賷乇賮丞貙 鬲噩賱爻 毓賱賷 丕賱毓鬲亘丞貙 賵鬲丿禺賱 賷丿賰 丕賱賷 丕賱噩乇丕亘貙 賵鬲賲賳丨 丕賱氐丿賯丕鬲 賱賱賮賯乇丕亍貙 賵鬲賯乇囟 丕賱乇亘貙 賵鬲丨鬲賮馗 亘丿賮鬲乇 丨爻丕亘丕鬲貙 賵鬲丿賵賳: "兀毓胤賷鬲 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱丕賲賵丕賱 丨爻賳丞貙 丕賱賷 賮賱丕賳 賵賮賱丕賳貙 賮賷 賷賵賲 賰匕丕 賵賰匕丕貙 賵賮賷 丕賱爻丕毓丞 賰匕丕 賵賰賷鬲"貙 賵鬲賵氐賷 兀賳 賷賵囟毓 丿賮鬲乇 丨爻丕亘賰 賲毓賰 賮賷 丕賱賰賮賳 賱賰賷 鬲賮鬲丨賴 兀賲丕賲 丕賱乇亘貙 賵鬲賯丿賲 賱賴 賮丕鬲賵乇鬲賰貙 賵鬲噩賲毓 賲賱丕賷賷賳賰 丕賱禺丕賱丿丞! ... 賵兀賳鬲 兀賷賴丕 丕賱賰丕匕亘 丕賱賲丿毓賷貙 丕賳賰 鬲胤兀 亘賯丿賲賷賰 賰賱 賵氐丕賷丕 丕賱乇亘貙 賮鬲賯鬲賱貙 賵鬲爻乇賯貙 賵鬲乇鬲賰亘 丕賱夭賳丕貙 賵亘毓丿 匕賱賰 鬲賳賮噩乇 亘丕賰賷丕賸貙 鬲囟乇亘 毓賱賷 氐丿乇賰貙 賵鬲鬲賳丕賵賱 賯賷孬丕乇鬲賰貙 賵鬲丨賵賱 禺胤賷卅鬲賰 丕賱賷 丕睾賳賷丞貙 兀賷賴丕 丕賱卮賷胤丕賳 丕賱丿丕賴賷丞貙 兀賳鬲 鬲毓賱賲 毓賱賲 丕賱賷賯賷賳 兀賳 丕賱乇亘 賷爻丕賲丨 丕賱賲睾賳賷賳貙 賲賴賲丕 賷賮毓賱賵賳貙 賱兀賳賴 亘亘爻丕胤丞 賷賲賰賳 兀賳 賷賲賵鬲 丕卮鬲賷丕賯丕賸 賱爻賲丕毓 丕睾賳賷丞! ... 賵兀賳丕貙 兀賳丕 兀丨賲賯 賲噩賳賵賳貙 賱丕 賷卮毓乇 亘丕賱賲爻卅賵賱賷丞貙 賲睾乇賵乇貙 鬲乇賰鬲 夭賵噩鬲賷 賵兀賵賱丕丿賷 賱兀亘丨孬 毓賳 丕賱賲爻賷丨 ... 丕賳賳丕 噩賲賷毓丕賸: "卮賷丕胤賷賳 賵賲賱丕卅賰丞" !”
― The Last Temptation of Christ
― The Last Temptation of Christ
“This rebel would but toss his head, and men,slaves,horses, towers...all the accursed levels above him...would come tumbling down. God always works in this way. Deep in the foundations of wrong he buries the small despised cry of justice.”
― The Last Temptation of Christ
― The Last Temptation of Christ
“Good Lord, just think what poor old God must go through also,鈥� he said with a laugh. 鈥淗e certainly got himself in hot water when he created the world. The fish screams, Don鈥檛 blind me, Lord; don鈥檛 let me enter the nets! The fisherman screams, Blind the fish, Lord; make him enter the nets! Which one is God supposed to listen to? Sometimes he listens to the fish, sometimes to the fisherman鈥攁nd that鈥檚 the way the world goes round!”
― The Last Temptation of Christ
― The Last Temptation of Christ