Henry Miller

A short sea journey takes you through time, shifting centuries, images, and habits. You gaze and gaze at the amphitheater-like settlement— a jewel with great historical and architectural heritage. You forget the sound of cars. You walk and keep walking, trying to familiarize yourself with the harbor, the promenade, the neighborhoods, the alleys, and the small squares, and then up to KIAFA.

In "The Colossus of Maroussi," Henry Miller's book about Greece, he described Lawrence Durrell as "English despite himself, [and] in a quandary." Like Durrell, I have lived most of my life outside England and I too am in a quandary: I am pro-European in many respects, yet, having been born and educated in London I retain a strong sense of what it means to be English. Not British - English.

American author Henry Miller once wrote, “The American ideal is youth – handsome, empty youth.” The Turkish ideal, too, is youth: just replace “handsome” with “devout.”