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title: "3 Burning World Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Burning World quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Burning World sayings and thoughts."
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> [“It was what should have been a bright summer day, but the smoke from the burning world filled the sky, through which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-london/it-was-what-should-have-been-a-bright-summer-day-but-the-smoke-from/)

[Jack London](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-london/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd5/jack-london-595_ominous_it-was-what-should-have-been-a-bright-su_194144.jpg)

> [“How perfect to be aboard a ship with maybe a hundred years still in my pocket. But it's late, for all of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-oliver/how-perfect-to-be-aboard-a-ship-with-maybe-a-hundred-years-still-in/)

[Mary Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-oliver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c9/mary-oliver-570_time_how-perfect-to-be-aboard-a-ship-with-may_335117.jpg)

> [“A burning map. Every epic, my friend Jack used to say, should start with a burning map. Like in the movies. Fucking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-duncan/a-burning-map-every-epic-my-friend-jack-used-to-say-should-start-with/)

[Hal Duncan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-duncan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd7/hal-duncan-11149_first-lines_a-burning-map-every-epic-my-friend-jack_1418948.png)

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