John Griffith Chaney (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916), better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors to become an international celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing....
Life achieves its summit when it does to the uttermost that which it was equipped to do.
He does not lose anything, for with the loss of himself he loses the knowledge of loss.
Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity.