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 dryrot.

I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

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 (1876-1940)

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