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«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. The function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.»
Author: Jack London
(Novelist, Writer)
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«You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.»
Author: Jack London
(Novelist, Writer)
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Inspiration
| Keywords:
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«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.»
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«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.»
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