Every time one was careless in matters of sorcery, one was playing with an imminent and senseless death that could be averted by being thoughtful and aware. (Reality, 92)

A sorcerer’s acts were not to be taken as jokes because a sorcerer played with death at every turn of the way. (Reality, 95)

Don Juan said that if I did not think of my death, my entire life would be only a personal chaos. (Reality, 96)