If you were a warrior, you would know that the worst thing one can do is confront human beings directly.
Carlos CastanedaFor an instant I think I saw. I saw the loneliness of man as a gigantic wave which had been frozen in front of me, held back by the invisible wall of a metaphor.
Carlos CastanedaIf a warrior is to succeed at anything, the success must come gently, with a great deal of effort but with no stress or obsession.
Carlos CastanedaAll paths are the same: they lead nowhere. ... Does this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good; if it doesn't, it is of no use. Both paths lead nowhere; but one has a heart, the other doesn't. One makes for a joyful journey; as long as you follow it, you are one with it. The other will make you curse your life. One makes you strong; the other weakens you.
Carlos Castaneda