Jack London Quote
Says O'Sullivan to me, Mr. Fay, I'll have a word wid yeh? Certainly, says I; what can I do for you? Sell me your sea- boots, Mr. Fay, says O'Sullivan, polite as can be. But what will you be wantin' of them? says I. 'Twill be a great favour, says O'Sullivan. But it's my only pair, says I; and you have a pair of your own, says I. Mr. Fay, I'll be needin' me own in bad weather, says O'Sullivan. Besides, says I, you have no money. I'll pay for them when we pay off in Seattle, says O'Sullivan. I'll not do it, says I; besides, you're not tellin' me what you'll be doin' with them. But I will tell yeh, says O'Sullivan; I'm wantin' to throw 'em over the side. And with that I turns to walk away, but O'Sullivan says, very polite and seducin'-like, still a-stroppin' the razor, Mr. Fay, says he, will you kindly step this way an' have your throat cut? And with that I knew my life was in danger, and I have come to make report to you, sir, that the man is a violent lunatic.
Says O'Sullivan to me, Mr. Fay, I'll have a word wid yeh? Certainly, says I; what can I do for you? Sell me your sea- boots, Mr. Fay, says O'Sullivan, polite as can be. But what will you be wantin' of them? says I. 'Twill be a great favour, says O'Sullivan. But it's my only pair, says I; and you have a pair of your own, says I. Mr. Fay, I'll be needin' me own in bad weather, says O'Sullivan. Besides, says I, you have no money. I'll pay for them when we pay off in Seattle, says O'Sullivan. I'll not do it, says I; besides, you're not tellin' me what you'll be doin' with them. But I will tell yeh, says O'Sullivan; I'm wantin' to throw 'em over the side. And with that I turns to walk away, but O'Sullivan says, very polite and seducin'-like, still a-stroppin' the razor, Mr. Fay, says he, will you kindly step this way an' have your throat cut? And with that I knew my life was in danger, and I have come to make report to you, sir, that the man is a violent lunatic.
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About Jack London
London was part of the radical literary group "The Crowd" in San Francisco and a passionate advocate of animal rights, workers’ rights and socialism. London wrote several works dealing with these topics, such as his dystopian novel The Iron Heel, his non-fiction exposé The People of the Abyss, War of the Classes, and Before Adam.
His most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in Alaska and the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life". He also wrote about the South Pacific in stories such as "The Pearls of Parlay", and "The Heathen".