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.
JACK KEROUACThe only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved.
More Jack Kerouac Quotes
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For life is holy and every moment is precious.
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What’s in store for me in the direction I don’t take?
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Better to sleep in an uncomfortable bed free, than sleep in a comfortable bed unfree.
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No man should go through life without once experiencing healthy, even bored solitude in the wilderness, finding himself depending solely on himself and thereby learning his true and hidden strength.
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On soft Spring nights I’ll stand in the yard under the stars – Something good will come out of all things yet – And it will be golden and eternal just like that – There’s no need to say another word.
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You are the equal of the idol who has given you your inspiration.
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I realized either I was crazy or the world was crazy; and I picked on the world. And of course I was right.
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The closer you get to real matter, rock air fire and wood, boy, the more spiritual the world is.
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You aren’t ever going to be anything in this world unless you do what you want to do, when you want to do it–don’t plan anything, just go out and do it.
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Finding Nirvana is like locating silence.
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The fact that everybody in the world dreams every night ties all mankind together.
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I hope it is true that a man can die and yet not only live in others but give them life, and not only life, but that great consciousness of life.
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It’s all too much and not enough at the same time.
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Pretty girls make graves.
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No fear or shame in the dignity of your experience, language, and knowledge.
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