He had no place he could stay in without getting tired of it and because there was nowhere to go but everywhere, keep rolling under the stars.
JACK KEROUAC
JACK KEROUAC
Jack Kerouac on nature
Jack Kerouac81 quotes“He had no place he could stay in without getting tired of it and because there was nowhere to go but everywhere, keep rolling under the stars.”
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