Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life.

Quote by Jack Kerouac

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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...

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...

Accept loss forever.

Accept loss forever.

I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion.

I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion.

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.

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...

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...

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

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

Write in recollection and amazement for yourself.

Write in recollection and amazement for yourself.

...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...

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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

Now you understand the Oriental passion for tea,

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...

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...

Art is the most passionate orgy within man's grasp.

Art is the most passionate orgy within man's grasp.

Justice and goodwill will outlast passion

Justice and goodwill will outlast passion

You must admit you have self-control before you can use it.

You must admit you have self-control before you can use it.