I want a blaze of light to flame in me forever in a timeless, dear love of everything. And why should I… — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
A scene should be selected by the writer for haunted-ness-of-mind interest. If you're not haunted by something, as by a dream, a… — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
...the tale that's told for no other reason but companionship, which is another (and my favorite) definition of literature, the tale that's… — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
We should be wondering tonight, "Is there a world?" But I could go and talk on 5, 10, 20 minutes about is… — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
...we all must admit that everything is fine and there's no need in the world to worry, and in fact we should… — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
No man should go through life without once experiencing healthy, even bored solitude in the wilderness, finding himself depending solely on himself… — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
She spoke of evenings in the country making popcorn on the porch. Once this would have gladdened my heart but because her… — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
Rather, I think one should write, as nearly as possible, as if he were the first person on earth and was humbly… — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
I'm Catholic and I can't commit suicide, but I plan to drink myself to death. — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
The Beat Generation, that was a vision that we had, John Clellon Holmes and I, and Allen Ginsberg in an even wilder way, in… — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
But, outside of being a sweet little girl, she was awfully dumb and capable of doing horrible things. — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
“For when you realized that God is Everything you know that you've got to love everything no matter how bad it is, in the… — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
“I'm an idealist who has outgrown my idealism I have nothing to do the rest of my life but do it and the rest… — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
“And in the flush of the first few days of joy I confidently tell myself (not expecting what I'll do in three weeks only)… — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
I want a blaze of light to flame in me forever in a timeless, dear love of everything. And why should I pretend to… — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
“For the next week that was all I heard - manana, a lovely word and one that probably means heaven.” — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
“O how wonderful life is, how miraculous, God made this and God made that", "how do you know he doesn't hate what He did:… — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image