John Griffith "Jack" London (born John Griffith Chaney, January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916) was an American novelist, journalist, and s...
You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club. Jack London
You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.
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
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.
The Wild still lingered in him and the wolf in him merely slept. Jack London
The Wild still lingered in him and the wolf in him merely slept.
The ghostly winter silence had given way to the great spring murmur of awakening life. Jack London
The ghostly winter silence had given way to the great spring murmur of awakening life.
Do you know the only value life has is what life puts on itself? Jack London
Do you know the only value life has is what life puts on itself?
I'd rather sing one wild song and burst my heart with it, than live a thousand years watching my digestion and being afraid of the wet. Jack London
I'd rather sing one wild song and burst my heart with it, than live a thousand years watching my digestion and being afraid of the wet.
It is so much easier to live placidly and complacently. Of course, to live placidly and complacently is not to live at all. Jack London
It is so much easier to live placidly and complacently. Of course, to live placidly and complacently is not to live at all.
The scab is a traitor to his God, his mother, and his class. Jack London
The scab is a traitor to his God, his mother, and his class.
I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. Jack London
I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.
Show me a man with a tattoo and I'll show you a man with an interesting past. Jack London
Show me a man with a tattoo and I'll show you a man with an interesting past.
Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well. Jack London
Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.