jack london

“ I am. I was. I am not. I never am. ”

“ Life is so short. I would rather sing one song than interpret the thousand. ”

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

“ It is good that man should accept at face value the cheats of sense and snares of flesh, and through the fogs of sentiency pursue the lures and lies of passion. ”

“ White Fang knew the law well: to oppress the weak and obey the strong. ”

“ He was a man without a past, whose future was the imminent grave and whose present was a bitter fever of living. ”

“ Adventure is beyond price. ”

“ A man with a club is a law maker ”

“ They were fire makers! They were gods! ”

“ Life achieves its summit when it does to the uttermost that which it was equipped to do. ”