Words of Wisdom — January 9, 2014

Jack London’s Call to be Wild

“I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.” – Jack London (born on this date in 1876)

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“I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.” – Jack London (born on this date in 1876)

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Bennu, a giant asteroid, may be headed for Earth in 2135. NASA says it can do nothing.

“I would rather be ashes than dust!rnI would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow,rnthan a sleepy and permanent planet.”rn — Jack London

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