Jack London

"The proper function of man is to live, not to exist."

"I would rather be ashes than dust."

"You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club."

"The wise man doesn't give the right answers, he possesses the right questions."

"I have not lived as a man should live, but I have lived."

"Personality is the glorious richness of authenticity."

"The happiest people are those who love their work."

"Life is not a lack of conflict, but a lack of vision."

"I believe that when life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade."

"The only sane method is to get back to the beginning and start in the right way."

"Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It is to see my ship sailing free."

"Hunger is the handmaid of genius."

"The man who can make the hardest decision is the greatest man."

"Each man's greatest asset is his own person."

"I have achieved my dreams, therefore I have succeeded."

"The only way to lead people is to appeal to their self-interest."

"Nature knows no indecencies; there are none to her."

"You will travel easily the length and breadth of the land."

"The evolution of man thus far has not been a peaceful process."

"I write for no other purpose than to add to the beauty that now exists in the world."

"Creation is following your bliss."

"I love the wild life. I love the adventure of nature."

"The walls within which I walk are not made of stone."

"Hope is the thing we all have in common."

"In the order of their appearance in this narrative."

"My faith is the greatest thing I possess."

"To do anything in this world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering."

"Knowledge is power, but enthusiasm pulls the switch."

"The great task is the accomplishment of the great vision."

"I have a poetic comprehension of things."