“ The earth is as full of brutality as the sea is full of motion. ”
Jack London, The Sea-Wolf (1904). copy citation
Author | Jack London |
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Source | The Sea-Wolf |
Topic | brutality motion |
Date | 1904 |
Language | English |
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Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1074/1074-h/1074-h.htm |
Context
““It was because of the brutal treatment of that boy.”
He gave a short laugh. “Like sea-sickness, I suppose. Some men are subject to it, and others are not.”
“Not so,” I objected.
“Just so,” he went on. “The earth is as full of brutality as the sea is full of motion. And some men are made sick by the one, and some by the other. That’s the only reason.”
“But you, who make a mock of human life, don’t you place any value upon it whatever?” I demanded.
“Value? What value?””
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