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title: "1 Kerouac Quotes By Rose Christo"
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> [“A dam inside my own heart opened up, and the feelings of heaviness and unease lifted like wind against the winter sky. I loved him. I loved his slow wit and his gruff demeanor and his tender disposition. I loved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rose-christo/a-dam-inside-my-own-heart-opened-up-and-the-feelings-of-heaviness-and/)

[Rose Christo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rose-christo/)

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## Other authors on Kerouac

## More by Rose Christo

> [“Everything's a painting, anyway," Fawn said. "That's what I think. We live inside a giant painting, only we can't see who's holding the paintbrush.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rose-christo/everything-s-a-painting-anyway-fawn-said-that-s-what-i-think-we-live/)

[Rose Christo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rose-christo/)

> [“He turned his head and gazed at me, eyes dancing and blue, remnants of a smile dancing on his face. How beautiful he looked.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rose-christo/he-turned-his-head-and-gazed-at-me-eyes-dancing-and-blue-remnants-of/)

[Rose Christo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rose-christo/)

> [“Coldness settles again in my stomach. I do not want a nice Hmong girl. I want a nice Egyptian boy who teaches me about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rose-christo/coldness-settles-again-in-my-stomach-i-do-not-want-a-nice-hmong-girl/)

[Rose Christo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rose-christo/)

> [“You can't change the past, you know? You can't change who you were, but you can change who you're going to be.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rose-christo/you-can-t-change-the-past-you-know-you-can-t-change-who-you-were-but/)

[Rose Christo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rose-christo/)

> [“I don't know what you're talking about. I just like animals," Rafael said. "So does Sky, except he's kind of a hippie soulbonder about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rose-christo/i-don-t-know-what-you-re-talking-about-i-just-like-animals-rafael/)

[Rose Christo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rose-christo/)

> [“Some dumbass outside the reserve thinks you're wearing a butterfly on your arm, you'll get your ass kicked," Rafael said.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rose-christo/some-dumbass-outside-the-reserve-thinks-you-re-wearing-a-butterfly-on/)

[Rose Christo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rose-christo/)

> [“You can't change who you are, can you? That would require changing the people who made you along the way. That would mean discrediting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rose-christo/you-can-t-change-who-you-are-can-you-that-would-require-changing-the/)

[Rose Christo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rose-christo/)

> [“In Shoshone, there's a saying. It's a long one, and it doesn't have an English equivalent, so bear with me. Sutummu tukummuinna. It means,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rose-christo/in-shoshone-there-s-a-saying-it-s-a-long-one-and-it-doesn-t-have-an/)

[Rose Christo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rose-christo/)

> [“I'm always gonna protect you. And I'm always gonna protect that little girl. There's no way in hell I'll let that woman get her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rose-christo/i-m-always-gonna-protect-you-and-i-m-always-gonna-protect-that-little/)

[Rose Christo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rose-christo/)

> [“The shaman helps you figure it out. I already know what I'm going to be." I prodded him in the ribs. He couldn't just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rose-christo/the-shaman-helps-you-figure-it-out-i-already-know-what-i-m-going-to/)

[Rose Christo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rose-christo/)

> [“Hope for the best," I said. "Prepare for the worst.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rose-christo/hope-for-the-best-i-said-prepare-for-the-worst/)

[Rose Christo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rose-christo/)

> [“He broke away from my mouth and trailed his lips down the front of my throat. I felt his lips close around my scars.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rose-christo/he-broke-away-from-my-mouth-and-trailed-his-lips-down-the-front-of-my/)

[Rose Christo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rose-christo/)

> [“I grabbed his hand and dragged him down the street to a convenience shop. I abandoned him once inside and went down the stationery…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rose-christo/i-grabbed-his-hand-and-dragged-him-down-the-street-to-a-convenience/)

[Rose Christo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rose-christo/)

> [“What?" he said. "You let me draw all over your arm in permanent ink, but I hand you a vegetable and you chicken out?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rose-christo/what-he-said-you-let-me-draw-all-over-your-arm-in-permanent-ink-but-i/)

[Rose Christo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rose-christo/)

> [“He always knew what I would have liked to say, and with startling and increasing accuracy as we spent more time together. One time,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rose-christo/he-always-knew-what-i-would-have-liked-to-say-and-with-startling-and/)

[Rose Christo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rose-christo/)

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