--- title: "1 Kerouac Quotes By Tony D'Souza" description: "1 Kerouac quotes by Tony D'Souza. Plus more from Tony D'Souza and more Kerouac sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dc/tony-d-souza-28440_car_when-i-grew-up-in-the-early-90s-the-new_2782121.jpg" --- > [When I grew up in the early '90s, the new World Wide Web felt like a gimmick, and I had no idea of the changes in store. In the summers, I'd backpack through Europe, follow the Grateful Dead. I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-d-souza/when-i-grew-up-in-the-early-90s-the-new-world-wide-web-felt-like-a/) [Tony D'Souza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-d-souza/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dc/tony-d-souza-28440_car_when-i-grew-up-in-the-early-90s-the-new_2782121.jpg) ## Other authors on Kerouac ## More by Tony D'Souza > [I should be writing a poem every morning but I'm not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-d-souza/i-should-be-writing-a-poem-every-morning-but-i-m-not/) [Tony D'Souza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-d-souza/) > [“Let the weight of the stars lay on our chests”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-d-souza/let-the-weight-of-the-stars-lay-on-our-chests/) [Tony D'Souza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-d-souza/) > [Every gift is held by two hands: the one that gives, and the one that takes away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-d-souza/every-gift-is-held-by-two-hands-the-one-that-gives-and-the-one-that/) [Tony D'Souza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-d-souza/) > [Nicaragua is a World Bank and International Monetary Fund designated 'heavily indebted poor country,' with little legal ability to control its economic future: Everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-d-souza/nicaragua-is-a-world-bank-and-international-monetary-fund-designated/) [Tony D'Souza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-d-souza/) > [Discipline is what makes a writer. If writing was like lifting weights, then I'd look like Mr. Universe. Write every day. Give the Muse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-d-souza/discipline-is-what-makes-a-writer-if-writing-was-like-lifting-weights/) [Tony D'Souza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-d-souza/) > [The O. Henry has become lingua franca among writers for saying, 'That guy can write a story.' It's prestigious, respected, coveted, dreamed about. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-d-souza/the-o-henry-has-become-lingua-franca-among-writers-for-saying-that/) [Tony D'Souza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-d-souza/) > [“Whole villages of Muslims had been hacked to pieces by drunken Christian youth, and as foreigners, we should have been pulled out by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-d-souza/whole-villages-of-muslims-had-been-hacked-to-pieces-by-drunken/) [Tony D'Souza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-d-souza/) > [“It is good that a man should have his wife close at hand. It makes the spirit happy and guards against insanity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-d-souza/it-is-good-that-a-man-should-have-his-wife-close-at-hand-it-makes-the/) [Tony D'Souza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-d-souza/) > [“It is not good to be so much away from one's own people. It is the sort of thing known to make one strange.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-d-souza/it-is-not-good-to-be-so-much-away-from-one-s-own-people-it-is-the/) [Tony D'Souza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-d-souza/) > [I once waited on Sean Connery. A long time ago. This was at the Caledonian Hotel in Edinburgh. They closed down the restaurant for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-d-souza/i-once-waited-on-sean-connery-a-long-time-ago-this-was-at-the/) [Tony D'Souza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-d-souza/) > [“The only proof of God in the world was color. Everything would have worked the same without it. So why would the world have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-d-souza/the-only-proof-of-god-in-the-world-was-color-everything-would-have/) [Tony D'Souza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-d-souza/) > [In the time it takes American literary titan William H. Gass to write a novel, other artists have been born, completed their life's work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-d-souza/in-the-time-it-takes-american-literary-titan-william-h-gass-to-write/) [Tony D'Souza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-d-souza/) > [I have no doubt that 'On the Road' is a Great American Novel. But I'm also certain my students will do fine without it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-d-souza/i-have-no-doubt-that-on-the-road-is-a-great-american-novel-but-i-m/) [Tony D'Souza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-d-souza/) > [“Drive fast and swerve a lot.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-d-souza/drive-fast-and-swerve-a-lot/) [Tony D'Souza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-d-souza/) > [When I grew up in the early '90s, the new World Wide Web felt like a gimmick, and I had no idea of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-d-souza/when-i-grew-up-in-the-early-90s-the-new-world-wide-web-felt-like-a/) [Tony D'Souza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-d-souza/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kerouac/tony-d-souza/#itemlist", "name": "1 Kerouac Quotes By Tony D'Souza", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I grew up in the early '90s, the new World Wide Web felt like a gimmick, and I had no idea of the changes in store. 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