“Humor is the touchstone of the truly mythological as distinct from the more literal-minded and sentimental theological mood.” — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
“The hero, the waker of his own soul, is himself but the convenient means of his own dissolution.” — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
“But if we are to grasp the full value of the materials, we must note that myths are not exactly comparable to… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
“The problem of the hero is to pierce himself (and therewith his world) precisely through that point; to shatter and annihilate that… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
