I clearly saw the skeleton underneath all this show of personality what is left of a man and all his pride but bones?
Jack Kerouac
Mortality, Essence, Vanity, Human Nature, Impermanence
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“Finding Nirvana is like locating silence.” Jack Kerouac
Enlightenment, Silence, Spiritual Search, Paradox, Buddhist Concept
Jack Kerouac Enlightenment, Silence, Spiritual Search, Paradox, Buddhist Concept“It was all completely serious, all completely hallucinated, all completely happy.” Jack Kerouac
Reality, Perception, Happiness, Experience, Contradiction
Jack Kerouac Reality, Perception, Happiness, Experience, Contradiction“I'd rather be thin than famous but I'm fat paste that in your broadway show.” Jack Kerouac
Body Image, Fame, Self-deprecation, Cultural Commentary, Personal Desires
Jack Kerouac Body Image, Fame, Self-deprecation, Cultural Commentary, Personal Desires“This is the beginning and the end of the world right here. Look at those patient Buddhas looking at us saying nothing.” Jack Kerouac
Existence, Beginning, End, Reflection, Humanity
Jack Kerouac Existence, Beginning, End, Reflection, Humanity“The bottom of the world is gold and the world is upside down.” Jack Kerouac
Perspective, World, Perception, Philosophy, Metaphor
Jack Kerouac Perspective, World, Perception, Philosophy, Metaphor“I don't wanta hear all your word descriptions of words words words you made up all winter, man I wanta be enlightened by actions.” Jack Kerouac
Action, Enlightenment, Words, Frustration, Experiential Learning
Jack Kerouac Action, Enlightenment, Words, Frustration, Experiential Learning“Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life.” Jack Kerouac
Travel, Life, Journey, Adventure, Nomadic Spirit
Jack Kerouac Travel, Life, Journey, Adventure, Nomadic Spirit“It is possible for the human spirit to win after all.” Jack Kerouac
Hope, Resilience, Human Spirit, Triumph, Possibility
Jack Kerouac Hope, Resilience, Human Spirit, Triumph, Possibility“I have all the time in the world from life to life to do what is to do, to do what is done, to do the timeless doing.” Jack Kerouac
Time, Eternity, Existence, Purpose, Timeless Actions
Jack Kerouac Time, Eternity, Existence, Purpose, Timeless Actions“I cried for it. That's how I see life too. I was so interested in the opera that for a while I forgot the circumstances of my crazy life and got lost in the great mournful sounds of Beethoven and the rich Rembrandt tones of his story.” Jack Kerouac
Art Appreciation, Escapism, Emotional Resonance, Music, Life Perspective
Jack Kerouac Art Appreciation, Escapism, Emotional Resonance, Music, Life Perspective“Whenever spring comes to New York I can't stand the suggestion of the land that come blowing over the river from New Jersey and I've got to go. So I went.” Jack Kerouac
Wanderlust, Seasons, Travel, Urban Life, Spontaneity
Jack Kerouac Wanderlust, Seasons, Travel, Urban Life, Spontaneity“Practice kindness all day to everybody and you will realize you're already in heaven now.” Jack Kerouac
Kindness, Heaven, Practice, Realization, Present Moment
Jack Kerouac Kindness, Heaven, Practice, Realization, Present Moment“I’d sleep and forget it; I had my own life, my own sad and ragged life forever.” Jack Kerouac
Life, Sadness, Reflection, Acceptance, Personal Narrative
Jack Kerouac Life, Sadness, Reflection, Acceptance, Personal Narrative