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> [“I mightn't be a shaman in the indigenous sense, but as a world-bridger between Western culture and the indigenous world, I knew I was playing a shamanistic role. Language was my medicine and with it I would do my best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rak-razam/i-mightn-t-be-a-shaman-in-the-indigenous-sense-but-as-a-world-bridger/)

[Rak Razam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rak-razam/)

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> [“The communication function of modern writers is akin to the ancient role fulfilled by tribal shamans. All writers ultimately perform a shamanistic role in society; their mythmaking voices speak to us from the underworld after their passage to the other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kilroy-j-oldster/the-communication-function-of-modern-writers-is-akin-to-the-ancient/)

[Kilroy J. Oldster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kilroy-j-oldster/)

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