Half the people in the world think that the metaphors of their religious traditions, for example, are facts. And the other half contends that they are not facts at all. As a result we have people who consider themselves believers because they accept metaphors as facts, and we have others who classify themselves as atheists because they think religious metaphors are lies.
Joseph CampbellHe must put aside his pride, his virtue, beauty and life and bow or submit to the absolutely intolerable.
Joseph CampbellPoets are simply those who have made a profession and a lifestyle of being in touch with their bliss.
Joseph Campbell