Jack London

Throwing the bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is sharing the bone with the dog when you are as hungry as he is.

Life is not always about having good cards, but sometimes about playing a bad hand well.

I do not live off what the world thinks of me, but off what I think of myself.

Life? Bah! It has no value. Within cheapness, it is the cheapest.

Being able to forget is the foundation of sanity. Remembering incessantly leads to obsession and madness.

Being able to forget means sanity.

Don't be idle and invite inspiration; go out and find it with a club.