All over America high school and college kids thinking ‘Jack Duluoz is 26 years old and on the road all the time hitch hiking’ while there I am almost 40 years old, bored and jaded.
Jack Kerouac
Youth, Perspective, Reality, Aging, Disillusionment
Jack Kerouac’s Quotes On Topics
Defiance | Displacement | Moral Certainty | Questioning | Self-awareness | Fulfillment | Dream Metaphor | Attraction | Life Questions | Pride | Resignation | Creativity | Misunderstanding | Human Insignificance | Decision | Discipline | Life Appreciation | Occupational Terms | Consciousness | Buddhist Wisdom | More
More Jack Kerouac Quotes
“I have fallen in love with you, God. Take care of us all, one way or the other.” Jack Kerouac
Divine Love, Faith, Protection, Surrender, Universal Care
Jack Kerouac Divine Love, Faith, Protection, Surrender, Universal Care“On the wall hung a picture of an ugly old Cape Cod house. His friends said, 'Why do you have that ugly thing hanging there?' and Bull said, 'I like it because it's ugly.” Jack Kerouac
Aesthetics, Unconventional Taste, Personal Preference, Art Appreciation, Honesty
Jack Kerouac Aesthetics, Unconventional Taste, Personal Preference, Art Appreciation, Honesty“Every now and then a clear harmonic cry gave new suggestions of a tune that would someday be the only tune in the world and would raise men’s souls to joy.” Jack Kerouac
Music, Inspiration, Harmony, Joy, Expression
Jack Kerouac Music, Inspiration, Harmony, Joy, Expression“For the next week that was all I heard – manana, a lovely word and one that probably means heaven.” Jack Kerouac
Language, Culture, Heaven, Procrastination, Appreciation
Jack Kerouac Language, Culture, Heaven, Procrastination, Appreciation“I realize all the uncountable manifestations the thinking-mind invents to place wall of horror before its pure perfect realization that there is no wall and no horror just Transcendental Empty Kissable Milk Light of Everlasting Eternity’s true and perfectly empty nature.” Jack Kerouac
Mind, Reality, Philosophy, Understanding, Transcendence
Jack Kerouac Mind, Reality, Philosophy, Understanding, Transcendence“The taste of rain – Why kneel?” Jack Kerouac
Nature Appreciation, Spirituality, Simplicity, Questioning, Sensory Experience
Jack Kerouac Nature Appreciation, Spirituality, Simplicity, Questioning, Sensory Experience“Who knows, my God, but that the universe is not one vast sea of compassion actually, the veritable holy honey, beneath all this show of personality and cruelty?” Jack Kerouac
Compassion, Universe, Divine Nature, Human Cruelty, Cosmic Perspective
Jack Kerouac Compassion, Universe, Divine Nature, Human Cruelty, Cosmic Perspective“Avoid the world, it's just a lot of dust and drag and means nothing in the end.” Jack Kerouac
Nihilism, Avoidance, Meaninglessness, World-weariness, Escapism
Jack Kerouac Nihilism, Avoidance, Meaninglessness, World-weariness, Escapism“Something that you feel will find its own form.” Jack Kerouac
Creativity, Expression, Intuition, Artistic Process, Self-discovery
Jack Kerouac Creativity, Expression, Intuition, Artistic Process, Self-discovery“I'd also gone through an entire year of celibacy based on my feeling that lust was the direct cause of birth which was the direct cause of suffering and death.” Jack Kerouac
Celibacy, Lust, Suffering, Causality, Spiritual Practice
Jack Kerouac Celibacy, Lust, Suffering, Causality, Spiritual Practice“Happiness consists in realizing it is all a great strange dream.” Jack Kerouac
Happiness, Dream Metaphor, Life Perspective, Strangeness, Realization
Jack Kerouac Happiness, Dream Metaphor, Life Perspective, Strangeness, Realization“For life is holy and every moment is precious.” Jack Kerouac
Sacredness, Time, Mindfulness, Appreciation, Life Value
Jack Kerouac Sacredness, Time, Mindfulness, Appreciation, Life Value“Whither goest thou, America, in thy shiny car in the night?” Jack Kerouac
America, Journey, Future, Questioning, Society
Jack Kerouac America, Journey, Future, Questioning, Society“We had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life.” Jack Kerouac
Journey, Life, Road, Adventure, Philosophical Outlook
Jack Kerouac Journey, Life, Road, Adventure, Philosophical Outlook“A sociable smile is nothing but a mouth full of teeth.” Jack Kerouac
Smile, Sociability, Perception, Appearances, Irony
Jack Kerouac Smile, Sociability, Perception, Appearances, Irony“Let the mind beware, that though the flesh be bugged, the circumstances of existence are pretty glorious.” Jack Kerouac
Mind-body Duality, Existence, Glory, Perspective, Human Condition
Jack Kerouac Mind-body Duality, Existence, Glory, Perspective, Human Condition“I realized either I was crazy or the world was crazy; and I picked on the world. And of course I was right.” Jack Kerouac
Sanity, World Perception, Self-affirmation, Social Critique, Perspective
Jack Kerouac Sanity, World Perception, Self-affirmation, Social Critique, Perspective