I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should…

Jack London
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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 function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time. ✨ Quoted in Bulletin (San Francisco), 2 Dec. 1916.
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