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You have little time left, and none of it for crap. A fine state. I would say that the best of us always comes out when we are against the wall, when we feel the sword dangling overhead. Personally, I wouldn’t have it any other way.

By Carlos Castaneda
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Carlos Castaneda, PhD, (1925–1998) was a Peruvian-born American anthropologist, author, and shaman. He is recognized as a father of the New Age movement and is best known for writing the Don Juan Trilogy, which detailed his experiences as a research log of his apprenticeship with don Juan Matus, a Yaqui Indian shaman.

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