Elder Epiphanios of Athens (+1989)
“I want whoever is near me to feel that he has room to breath, not that he is suffocated. I don’t call anyone to me. I don’t hold onto anyone. I don’t chase anyone away. Whoever wants to come, whoever wants to stay, whoever wants to leave. I don’t consider anyone a supporter or a follower.”
“My worst hell is to realize that I have saddened a beloved person.”
