Jack London 1876-1916 "I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dryrot. I would rather be superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. ...

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