A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog. – Jack London
Darn the wheel of the world! Why must it continually turn over? Where is the reverse gear? – Jack London
The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. – Jack London
I write for no other purpose than to add to the beauty that now belongs to me. I write a book for no other reason than to add three or four hundred acres to my magnificent estate. – Jack London