Quotation from: Elsinore

Written by: Jack London

I am coming to realize the meaning of watch-and-watch. To begin
with, I spend on deck twelve hours, and a fraction more, of each
twenty-four. A fair portion of the remaining twelve is spent in
eating, in dressing, and in undressing, and with Margaret. As a
result, I feel the need for more sleep than I am getting. I scarcely
read at all, now. The moment my head touches the pillow I am asleep.
Oh, I sleep like a baby, eat like a navvy, and in years have not
enjoyed such physical well-being. I tried to read George Moore last
night, and was dreadfully bored. He may be a realist, but I solemnly
aver he does not know reality on that tight, little, sheltered-life
archipelago of his. If he could wind-jam around the Horn just one
voyage he would be twice the writer.