I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion.

Quote by Jack Kerouac

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Whither goest thou, America, in thy shiny car in the night?

Whither goest thou, America, in thy shiny car in the night?

I hope it is true that a man can die and yet not only live...

I hope it is true that a man can die and yet not only live...

All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together.

All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together.

Maybe that's what life is... a wink of the eye and winking stars.

Maybe that's what life is... a wink of the eye and winking stars.

Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go....

Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go....

Accept loss forever.

Accept loss forever.

Offer them what they secretly want and they of course immediately become panic-stricken.

Offer them what they secretly want and they of course immediately become panic-stricken.

A pain stabbed my heart as it did every time I saw a girl I...

A pain stabbed my heart as it did every time I saw a girl I...

Mankind is like dogs, not gods - as long as you don't get mad they'll...

Mankind is like dogs, not gods - as long as you don't get mad they'll...

My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack...

My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack...

...colleges being nothing but grooming schools for the middleclass non-identity which usually finds its perfect...

...colleges being nothing but grooming schools for the middleclass non-identity which usually finds its perfect...

Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular...

Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular...

If moderation is a fault, then indifference is a crime.

If moderation is a fault, then indifference is a crime.

Why did I allow myself to be bored ever in the past and to compensate...

Why did I allow myself to be bored ever in the past and to compensate...

Avoid the world, it's just a lot of dust and drag and means nothing in...

Avoid the world, it's just a lot of dust and drag and means nothing in...

Now you understand the Oriental passion for tea, said Japhy. Remember that book I told...

Now you understand the Oriental passion for tea, said Japhy. Remember that book I told...

You can't teach the old maestro a new tune.

You can't teach the old maestro a new tune.

Now you understand the Oriental passion for tea," said Japhy. "Remember that book I told...

Now you understand the Oriental passion for tea,

You know you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel...

You know you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel...

Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the back yard...

Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the back yard...

Today's students can put dope in their veins or hope in their brains. If they...

Today's students can put dope in their veins or hope in their brains. If they...

All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover...

All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover...