Furthermore, we have not even to risk the
adventure alone, for the heroes of all time
have gone before us. The labyrinth is
thoroughly known. We have only to
follow the thread of the hero path, and
where we had thought to find an abomi-
nation, we shall find a god. And where we
had thought to slay another, we shall slay
ourselves. Where we had thought to
travel outward, we will come to the
center of our own existence. And where
we had thought to be alone, we will be
one with all the world.

-Joseph Campbell
Hero with a Thousand Faces

In a book about being an expatriate. The Adventure of Working Abroad: Hero Tales from the Global Frontier, by Joyce Sautters Osland. Very American, but definitely recommended for anyone who is thinking of, is currently, has in the past, or is friends with anyone who is working abroad!