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
The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. – Jack London
Show me a man with a tattoo and I’ll show you a man with an interesting past. – 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