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 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, Jack London's Tales of Adventure
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 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, Jack London's Tales of Adventure
Related:
- Sir, I would rather have my problem than
yours... - I would rather make my name than
inherit it. ... - I would rather see starlight than
streetlights... - I would rather live in a world where life is surrounded by mystery,
than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend... - Any coward can sit in his home and criticize a pilot for flying into a
mountain in a fog.
But I would rather, by far, die on a mountainside than... - I would rather have a bottle in front of
me than a
frontal lobotomy... - I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery
than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it.
Harry Emerson... - I rather lose my CARRIER than
my mind...
