One can say that the nagual accounts for creativity. The nagual is the only part of us that can create.

All 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.

As long as a man feels that he is the most important thing in the world he cannot really appreciate the world around him.

A warrior is a hunter. He calculates everything. That's control. Once his calculations are over, he acts. He lets go. That's abandon. A warrior is not a leaf at the mercy of the wind. No one can push him; no one can make him do thingsagainst himself or against his better judgment. A warrior is tuned to survive, and he survives in the best of all possible fashions.

In a world where death is the hunter, my friend, there is no time for regrets or doubts. There is only time for decisions.

When one has nothing to lose, one becomes courageous. We are timid only when there is something we can still cling to.

The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same.