Jack London Quotes
There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life cannot rise. And such is the paradox of living, this ecstasy comes when one is most alive, and it comes as a complete forgetfulness that one is alive.



I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.



I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.



A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.



I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.



Affluence means influence



Darn the wheel of the world! Why must it continually turn over? Where is the reverse gear?








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