This is all I ever wanted - to help students and artists see myth as a reflection of the one sublime adventure of life, and then to breathe new life into it.

We keep thinking of deity as a kind of fact, somewhere; God as a fact. God is simply our own notion of something that is symbolic of transcendence and mystery. The mystery is what’s important.

Any disaster you can survive is an improvement in your character, your stature, and your life

The function of (heroic) symbols is to give you a sense of Aha! Yes, I know what it is, it's myself.

Myth is much more important and true than history. History is just journalism and you know how reliable that is.

The myth does not point to a fact; the myth points beyond facts to something that informs the fact

Without passion, men are not willing to pay any price or bear any burden to set the captives free.