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I do not live for what the world thinks of me, but for what I think of myself.

Jack London

No; I did not hate him. The word is too weak. There is no word in the language strong enough to describe my feelings. I can say only that I knew the gnawing of a desire for vengeance on him that was a pain in itself and that exceeded all the bounds of language.
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Description Feeling Hate Language Myself Strong Weakness Word
I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot.
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Brilliance Burn Choice Fire Myself Spark
I would rather be ashes than dust.
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Choice Fire Myself
The Wild still lingered in him and the wolf in him merely slept.
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Himself Lingering Sleep Wild Wolf
The ghostly winter silence had given way to the great spring murmur of awakening life.
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Ghost Greatness Life Silence Wake Up Way Winter
Desire is a pain which seeks easement through possession.
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Desire Pain Possession Seek
I write for no other purpose than to add to the beauty that now belongs to me.
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Beautiful Myself Purpose Writing
As one grows weaker one is less susceptible to suffering. There is less hurt because there is less to hurt.
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Growth Hurt Suffering Weakness
Alcohol tells truth, but its truth is not normal.
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Alcohol Normal Truth
Love cannot in its very nature be peaceful or content. It is a restlessness, an unsatisfaction. I can grant a lasting love just as I can grant a lasting unsatisfaction; but the lasting love cannot be coupled with possession, for love is pain and desire and possession is easement and fulfilment.
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Couple Desire Fulfill Love Nature Pain Peace Possession Satisfaction
Don’t write too much. Concentrate your sweat on one story, rather than dissipate it over a dozen.
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Concentration Focus Story Writing
Show me a man with a tattoo and I’ll show you a man with an interesting past.
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Design Man Myself Past Skin
Pursuit and possession are accompanied by states of consciousness so wide apart that they can never be united.
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Possession Pursuit Unity
White Fang knew the law well: to oppress the weak and obey the strong.
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Law Obedience Oppression Strong Weakness
Fear urged him to go back, but growth drove him on.
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Encouragement Fear Growth Himself
But I am I. And I won’t subordinate my taste to the unanimous judgment of mankind
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Change Judgement Kind Man Myself Taste

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