Don’t drink to get drunk. Drink to enjoy life.
JACK KEROUACEverything I wrote was true because I believed what I saw.
More Jack Kerouac Quotes
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I want a blaze of light to flame in me forever in a timeless, dear love of everything. And why should I pretend to want anything else?
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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 feel guilty for being a member of the human race.
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There’s wisdom in wine.
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Night is longer than day for those who dream & day is longer than night for those who make their dreams comes true.
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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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I was suddenly left with nothing in my hands but a handful of crazy stars.
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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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It’s all too much and not enough at the same time.
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No fear or shame in the dignity of your experience, language, and knowledge.
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Don’t use the phone. People are never ready to answer it. Use poetry.
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Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.
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A sociable smile is nothing but a mouth full of teeth.
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Be in love with your life, every detail of it.
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The fact that everybody in the world dreams every night ties all mankind together.
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