The ghostly winter silence had given way to the great spring murmur of awakening life.
JACK LONDONIf cash comes with fame, come fame; if cash comes without fame, come cash.
More Jack London Quotes
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Mercy did not exist in the primordial life. It was misunderstood for fear, and such misunderstandings made for death.
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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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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.
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Desire is a pain which seeks easement through possession.
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The most beautiful stories always start with wreckage.
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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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The greatest of the arts is the conquering of men.
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In a saturated population life is always cheap.
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I believe that when I am dead, I am dead. I believe that with my death I am just as much obliterated as the last mosquito you and I squashed.
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Socialism, when the last word is said, is merely a new economic and political system whereby more men can get food to eat.
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Strength is an empty shell.
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Intelligent men are cruel. Stupid men are monstrously cruel.
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Don’t write too much. Concentrate your sweat on one story, rather than dissipate it over a dozen.
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Love is the sum of all the arts, as it is the reason for their existence.
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It’s better to stand by someone’s side than by yourself
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