One cannot violate the promptings of one's nature without having that nature recoil upon itself. -Jack London Nature
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. -Jack London Time
I write for no other purpose than to add to the beauty that now belongs to me. I write a book for no other reason than to add three or four hundred acres to my magnificent estate. -Jack London Beauty
Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well. -Jack London Good
I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. -Jack London Space
