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.
JACK KEROUACYou are the equal of the idol who has given you your inspiration.
More Jack Kerouac Quotes
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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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I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion.
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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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The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved.
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My life is a vast inconsequential epic.
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My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them.
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You are the equal of the idol who has given you your inspiration.
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Something great is about to happen to me: I’m about to love somebody very much.
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Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.
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My aunt once said that the world would never find peace until men fell at their women’s feet and asked for forgiveness.
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Practice kindness all day to everybody and you will realize you’re already in heaven now.
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The fact that everybody in the world dreams every night ties all mankind together.
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This is the story of America. Everybody’s doing what they think they’re supposed to do.
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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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Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.
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