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The goal is to live with God like composure on the full rush of energy, like Dionysus riding the leopard, without being torn to pieces.

Joseph Campbell

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Joseph Campbell
Age: 83 †
Born: 1904
Born: March 26
Died: 1987
Died: October 30
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White Plains
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