What I liked about Greece was [. . . ] the impressive force of the language itself, unconfined … - Peter Levi

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The older I get, the clearer it becomes to me that no one is cheated in this world, unless it's by himself.

Peter Levi

What I liked about Greece was [. . . ] the impressive force of the language itself, unconfined by dictionaries, spoken in the streets, in cafés and in the country.

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