A man of knowledge lives by acting, not by thinking about acting.

— Carlos Castaneda

Any path is only a path and there is no affront to oneself or to others in dropping it if that is what your heart tells you.

— Carlos Castaneda

To achieve the mood of a warrior is not a simple matter. It is a revolution. To regard the lion and the water rats and our fellow men as equals is a magnificent act of a warrior's spirit. It takes power to do that.

— Carlos Castaneda

We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.

— Carlos Castaneda