“But life is a cheap thing beside a man's work. The only thing is that you need it.”
Pt. 3: At Sea, Section 21
Islands in the Stream (1970)
“Life? Bah! It has no value. Of cheap things it is the cheapest.”
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Jack London
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"The Sea-Wolf" (1904)
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