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We have not even to risk the adventure alone, for the heroes of all time have gone before us — the labyrinth is thoroughly known. We have only to follow the thread of the hero path, and where we had thought to find an abomination, we shall find a god; where we had thought to slay another, we shall slay ourselves; where we had thought to travel outward, we shall come to the center of our own existence. And where we had thought to be alone, we shall be with all the world.
Joseph Campbell - The Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949)
This is one of my favourite Joseph Campbell quotes of all time. It also kicks off The Power of Myth, if I remember rightly, but I could be wrong. I always come back full circle to Joseph Campbell in the end.
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Posted on September 21, 2010 with 19 notes