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Quotes by Jack London - (10 quotes)

Jack London - From the Emotion category:

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. (Jack London)

Jack London - From the Fame category:

If cash comes with fame, come fame; if cash comes without fame, come cash. (Jack London)

Jack London - From the Influence category:

Affluence means influence. (Jack London)

Jack London - From the Inspiration category:

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

Jack London - From the Life category:

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

Jack London - From the Life category:

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

Jack London - From the Nature category:

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

Jack London - From the Time category:

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)

Jack London - From the Universe category:

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. (Jack London)

Jack London - From the Writing category:

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)