“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