“I don't believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive.”

—  Joseph Campbell

Variant: I don’t think people are really seeking the meaning of Life. I think we’re seeking an experience of being alive…we want to feel the rapture of being alive

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American mythologist, writer and lecturer 1904–1987

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