Quotation from: The Valley of the Moon

Written by: Jack London

"Because it's all new, I guess," was her reply. "You see, I never
camped out in my life."

"Neither did I. An' until now I always thought it was a lark." He
changed his position on the maddening sand and sighed heavily.
"But we'll get used to it in time, I guess. What other folks can
do, we can, an' a mighty lot of 'em has camped out. It's all
right. Here we are, free an' independent, no rent to pay, our own
bosses"