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> [Only the idea of death makes a warrior sufficiently detached so that he is capable of abandoning himself to anything. He knows his death is stalking him and won't give him time to cling to anything so he tries, without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/only-the-idea-of-death-makes-a-warrior-sufficiently-detached-so-that/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

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> [I am already given to the power that rules my fate. And I cling to nothing, so I will have nothing to defend. I have no thoughts, so I will see. I fear nothing, so I will remember myself. Detached…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/i-am-already-given-to-the-power-that-rules-my-fate-and-i-cling-to/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

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## Other authors on Detached

## More by Carlos Castaneda

> [A warrior, or any man for that matter, cannot possibly wish he were somewhere else; a warrior because he lives by challenge, an ordinary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/a-warrior-or-any-man-for-that-matter-cannot-possibly-wish-he-were/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

> [You see all of us go through the same doubts. We are afraid of being mad; unfortunately for us, of course, all of us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/you-see-all-of-us-go-through-the-same-doubts-we-are-afraid-of-being/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

> [Intent is what can make a man succeed when his thoughts tell him that he is defeated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/intent-is-what-can-make-a-man-succeed-when-his-thoughts-tell-him-that/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

> [The shadows in the early morning don't tell much. The shadows rest at that time. So it's useless to gaze very early in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/the-shadows-in-the-early-morning-don-t-tell-much-the-shadows-rest-at/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

> [One can say that the nagual accounts for creativity. The nagual is the only part of us that can create.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/one-can-say-that-the-nagual-accounts-for-creativity-the-nagual-is-the/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

> [Do you know at this very moment you are surrounded by eternity? And do you know that you can use that eternity if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/do-you-know-at-this-very-moment-you-are-surrounded-by-eternity-and-do/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

> [When a warrior learns to stop the internal dialogue, everything becomes possible; the most far-fetched schemes become attainable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/when-a-warrior-learns-to-stop-the-internal-dialogue-everything/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

> [Nothing in this world is a gift. Whatever must be learned must be learned the hard way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/nothing-in-this-world-is-a-gift-whatever-must-be-learned-must-be/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

> [Our normal expectations about reality are created by a social consensus. We are taught how to see and understand the world. The trick of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/our-normal-expectations-about-reality-are-created-by-a-social/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

> [Inner silence works from the moment you begin to accrue it. What the old sorcerers were after was the final dramatic, end result of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/inner-silence-works-from-the-moment-you-begin-to-accrue-it-what-the/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

> [In a world where death is the hunter, my friend, there is no time for regrets or doubts. There is only time for decisions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/in-a-world-where-death-is-the-hunter-my-friend-there-is-no-time-for/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

> [Fright is something one can never get over. When a warrior is caught in such a tight spot he would simply turn his back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/fright-is-something-one-can-never-get-over-when-a-warrior-is-caught/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

> [You're in a terrible spot. It's too late for you to retreat but too soon to act. All you can do is witness. You're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/you-re-in-a-terrible-spot-it-s-too-late-for-you-to-retreat-but-too/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

> [A hunter that is worth his salt does not catch game because he sets his traps, or because he knows the hunting routines of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/a-hunter-that-is-worth-his-salt-does-not-catch-game-because-he-sets/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

> [If you were a warrior, you would know that the worst thing one can do is confront human beings directly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/if-you-were-a-warrior-you-would-know-that-the-worst-thing-one-can-do/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

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