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I could not feel a conceptually defined pattern, and the essential quality of feeling life lies simply in the feeling. Do not, as when in the midst of enjoying yourself, step out for a moment and examine yourself to see if you are getting the utmost out of the occasion. Or, not content with feeling happy, you want to feel yourself feeling happy.

Longstreet: Wait a minute. Let me think.

Lee: If you have to think, you still do not understand.

It is when you act with unconscious awareness, you just act. Like when you throw a ball to me and, without thought, my hands go up and catch it. Or when a child or animal runs in front of your car, you automatically apply the brakes. When you throw a punch at me, I intercept and hit you back, but without thought. “It” just happens.

On guns versus martial artists

Nowadays, I mean you don’t go around on the street, kicking people or punching people. Because if you do, they will pull a gun out of their jacket and bang! That’s it. I mean, I don’t care how good [in martial art] you are!