Em Norris

“What am I? Am I the bulb that carries the light, or am I the light of which the bulb is a vehicle?”
― Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth

“Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphorically. But when it gets stuck in its own metaphors, interpreting them as facts, then you are in trouble.”
― Joseph Campbell

“If you want to understand what's most important to a society, don't examine its art or literature, simply look at its biggest buildings.”
― Joseph Campbell

“Sit in a room and read--and read and read. And read the right books by the right people. Your mind is brought onto that level, and you have a nice, mild, slow-burning rapture all the time.”
― Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth