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“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 a magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.
The proper function of man is to live, not to exist.
I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them.
I shall use my time.” —Jack London (found via NightSkyEvents.com )

“When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, ‘I used everything you gave me.’” —Erma Bombeck

Dec 10, 2009

Dec 9, 2009

“I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.” —Augusten Burroughs

Dec 9, 2009

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