“A warrior thinks of his death when things become unclear. The idea of death is the only thing that tempers our spirit.”

—  Carlos Castaneda , book The Wheel of Time

The Wheel of Time: Shamans of Ancient Mexico, Their Thoughts About Life, Death and the Universe], (1998), Quotations from A Separate Reality (Chapter 6)

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