Quotation from: The Valley of the Moon

Written by: Jack London


"Nope." Billy shook his head with the conviction of utter
knowledge. "That's different. It don't take it outa you. You
gotta be up against the real thing, fightin' for life, round
after round, with a husky you know ain't lost a thread of his
silk yet--then, if you don't blow up, if your legs is steady, an'
your heart ain't burstin', an' you ain't wobbly at all, an' no
signs of queer street in your head--why, then you know you still
got all your silk. An' I got it, I got all mine, d'ye hear me,
an' I ain't goin' to risk it on no more fights. That's straight.
Easy money's hardest in the end. From now on it's horsebuyin' on
commish, an' you an' me on the road till we find that valley of
the moon."

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