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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.

Jack London
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Jack London's Popular Quotes

Some sorts of truth are truer than others.

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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.

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You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.

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The most beautiful stories always start with wreckage.

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Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.

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Limited minds can recognize limitations only in others.

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The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.

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The great task demanded of man is reproduction. He is urged by passion to perform this task. Passion, working through the imagination, produces love.…

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I do not live for what the world thinks of me, but for what I think of myself.

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