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Jack London1876–1916

There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life cannot rise. And such is the paradox of living, this ecstasy comes when one is most alive, and it comes as a complete forgetfulness that one is alive.

Jack London on happiness

The Call of the Wild (1903), Chapter III

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Think of all the beauty that’s still left in and around you, and be happy.
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