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The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure.
Joseph Campbell
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Joseph Campbell
Age: 83 †
Born: 1904
Born: March 26
Died: 1987
Died: October 30
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I should have said, 'Follow your blisters.'
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