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.

 Jack London

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