If you were a warrior, you would know that the worst thing one can do is confront human beings directly.
Carlos CastanedaIt was stupidity that forced us to discard anything that did not conform with ourself - reflective expectations.
Carlos CastanedaWe are men and our lot in life is to learn and to be hurled into inconceivable new worlds.
Carlos CastanedaIf a warrior needs solace he simply chooses anyone and expresses to that person every detail of his turmoil. After all, the warrior is not seeking to be understood or helped; by talking he's merely relieving himself of his pressure.
Carlos CastanedaMy benefactor told me that my father and mother had lived and died just to have me, and that their own parents had done the same for them. He said that warriors were different in that they shift their assemblage points enough to realize the tremendous price that has been paid for their lives. This shift gives them the respect and awe that their parents never felt for life in general, or for being alive in particular.
Carlos Castaneda