Now you understand the Oriental passion for tea," said Japhy. "Remember that book I told you about the first sip is joy, the second is gladness, the third is serenity, the fourth is madness, the fifth is ecstasy.

Quote by Jack Kerouac

Topics: Books Quotes, Drugs Quotes, Understanding Quotes

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...

Write in recollection and amazement for yourself.

Write in recollection and amazement for yourself.

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...

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...

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.

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...

It is not my fault that certain so-called bohemian elements have found in my writings...

It is not my fault that certain so-called bohemian elements have found in my writings...

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

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

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...

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

Now you understand the Oriental passion for tea,

Accept loss forever.

Accept loss forever.

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...

I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion.

I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion.

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....

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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