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Jack London, probably born John Griffith Chaney (January 12, 1876 November 22, 1916), was an American author who wrote The Call of the Wild and over fifty other books..

"I would rather be ashes than dust. I would rather that my spark would burn out in a brilliant blaze than 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."

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"A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog."

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

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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 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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