My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them.
JACK KEROUACWhat’s in store for me in the direction I don’t take?
More Jack Kerouac Quotes
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All I wanted to do was sneak out into the night and disappear somewhere, and go and find out what everybody was doing all over the country.
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Pretty girls make graves.
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I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion.
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But, outside of being a sweet little girl, she was awfully dumb and capable of doing horrible things.
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Life must be rich and full of loving–it’s no good otherwise, no good at all, for anyone.
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I was surprised, as always, be how easy the act of leaving was, and how good it felt. The world was suddenly rich with possibility.
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The road must eventually lead to the whole world.
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Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me, as is ever so on the road.
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My life is a vast inconsequential epic.
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The only truth is music.
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You are the equal of the idol who has given you your inspiration.
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Contrary to the general belief about photography, you don’t need bright sunlight: the best moodiest pictures are taken in the dim light of almost dusk, or of rainy days.
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Put down the pen someone else gave you. No one ever drafted a life worth living on borrowed ink.
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I want to work in revelations, not just spin silly tales for money. I want to fish as deep down as possible into my own subconscious in the belief that once that far down, everyone will understand because they are the same that far down.
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All of life is a foreign country.
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