“Let me tell you about things, a thousand crazy stories of our times, friends, that make your head spin: (...) Schools from now on – don’t call me a liar, please – will have classes one day and excursions the next. A thousand crazy stories, countless hilarious adventures. That’s all for now and farewell. I’m listening. It’s your turn.” (From the poem “A Thousand Crazy Stories”)

Dimis Manthopoulos was born in Drama in 1937 and practiced as a teacher for twenty years. An author of children's literature, he was repeatedly awarded in national competitions.