One cannot violate the promptings of one's nature without having that nature recoil upon itself. Jack London Nature
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
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
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