It is not my fault that certain so-called bohemian elements have found in my writings something to hang their peculiar beatnik theories on.

Quote by Jack Kerouac

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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...

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.

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...

All human beings are also dream beings. Dream ties all humankind together.

All human beings are also dream beings. Dream ties all humankind together.

...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...

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....

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

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

All our best men are laughed at in this nightmare land.

All our best men are laughed at in this nightmare land.

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.

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

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

¦-no girl had ever moved me with a story of spiritual suffering and so beautifully...

¦-no girl had ever moved me with a story of spiritual suffering and so beautifully...

My witness is the empty sky.

My witness is the empty sky.

All of life is a foreign country.

All of life is a foreign country.

Accept loss forever.

Accept loss forever.

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

Now you understand the Oriental passion for tea,

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...

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

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

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...

Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates...

Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates...

With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.

With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.

You can close your eyes to the things you do not want to see, but...

You can close your eyes to the things you do not want to see, but...