eighty six

I Would Rather Be Ashes Than Dust

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 suburb

meteor, every atom of me in

magnificent glow, than a

sleepy and permanent planet.

The function of a man is to live,

not to exist. I shall not waste

my days trying to prolong them.

I shall use my time.

by Jack London