Carlos Castaneda - A hunter that is worth his salt does not catch g

A hunter that is worth his salt does not catch game because he sets his traps, or because he knows the hunting routines of his prey, but because he himself has no routines. This is his advantage. He is not at all like the animals he is after, fixed by heavy routines and predictable quirks; he is free, fluid, unpredictable

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Castaneda, Carlos. Journey to Ixtlan: The Lessons of Don Juan. Simon and Schuster, 1972.

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