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The Marcus Aurelius Quote Steven Pressfield Couldn’t Ignore

1h 17m
Hosted byRyan Holiday

In today's episode, Ryan and Steven Pressfield discuss one of Marcus Aurelius’ most striking lines: “Life is warfare and a journey far from home.” What begins with the epigraph to Steven’s new novel The Arcadian turns into a conversation about the hero’s journey, the ideas we carry with us for decades, and reincarnation.

📚 Grab signed copies of Steven’s books at The Painted Porch:
The Arcadian
Turning Pro
Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants To Be
The War of Art
The Daily Pressfield
The Warrior Ethos
A Man At Arms
Gates of Fire
The Virtues of War

Steven Pressfield is an American author of historical fiction, non-fiction, and screenplays. Steven wrote for 27 years before he got his first novel published. During that time he worked 21 different jobs in eleven states. Steven taught school, drove tractor-trailers, worked in advertising and as a screenwriter in Hollywood. He worked on offshore oil rigs, and picked fruit as a migrant worker.

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Check out more of his work on his website: https://stevenpressfield.com/

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