"There will be no funeral. She was a Frank, she crossed herself with four fingers. The priest will not bury her like e…"

"No more fooling around, not in this place. We'll pull our pants up and make a pile of money."

"The lamb, it will burn!"

"Do you know how old I am? Ah, never mind, that's a secret. But I... have got to go fast. You know, they... they say t…"

"You bastard mountain! I'll eat your guts!"

"On a deaf man's door, you can knock forever!"

"Zorba, you are in paradise."

"You think too much. That is your trouble. Clever people and grocers, they weigh everything."

"Look, boss: a big, beautiful, wild widow."

"Silly old bitch. She's not alone, she's with Suleiman Pasha having a hell of a time."