Quotation from: The Valley of the Moon

Written by: Jack London

"And I wouldn't give a snap of my fingers for a man without
fighting spirit," Saxon answered. "Why, we wouldn't be here
to-day if it wasn't for the fighting spirit of our people before
us."

"You've got the real goods of a fighter in Billy," Bert assured
her; "a yard long and a yard wide and genuine A Number One,
long-fleeced wool. Billy's a Mohegan with a scalp-lock, that's
what he is. And when he gets his mad up it's a case of get out
from under or something will fall on you--hard."