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I'm writing this book because we're all going to die.

Writing, Mortality, Purpose, Existence, Literature

I'm writing this book because we're all going to die

I'm writing this book because we're all going to die

I'm writing this book because we're all going to die

Jack Kerouac’s Quotes On Topics

Organized Religion | Procrastination | Desolation | Divine Challenge | Consciousness | Dreamlike Reality | Body Image | Coping | Ecstasy | Spiritual Insight | Discovery | Photography | Possessions | Details | Positive Aura | Glory | Smile | Sanity | Defiance | New Relationships | More

More Jack Kerouac Quotes

“What a horror it would have been if the world was real, because if the world was real, it would be immortal.”

Reality, Mortality, Philosophical Musing, Existence, Impermanence

“We’ve got to have mind-collecting weeks in our zendos where your mind tries to fly off like a Tinker Toy and like a good soldier you put it back together with your eyes closed except of course the whole thing is wrong.”

Mind, Meditation, Focus, Discipline, Reflection

“That last thing is what you can't get. Nobody can get to that last thing. We keep on living in hopes of catching it once and for all.”

Unattainable, Hope, Pursuit, Life’s Meaning, Human Desire

“Symbolism is alright in 'fiction,' but I tell true life stories simply about what happened to people I knew.”

Realism, Storytelling, Truth, Personal Experiences, Literary Style

“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.”

Youth, Perspective, Reality, Aging, Disillusionment

“I am always thinking 'What am I doing here? Is this the way I am supposed to feel?'”

Existential Questions, Self-doubt, Purpose, Feelings, Human Condition

“Struggle to sketch the flow that already exists intact in mind.”

Creativity, Mental Imagery, Artistic Process, Struggle, Pre-existing Ideas

“A man who allows wild passion to arise within, himself burns his heart, then after burning adds the wind that thereto which ignites the fire again, or not, as the case may be.”

Passion, Self-destruction, Emotion, Inner Fire, Cyclical Nature

“One man practicing kindness in the wilderness is worth all the temples this world pulls.”

Kindness, Solitude, Spirituality, Nature, Human Value

“As you get older, you get more genealogical.”

Age, Ancestry, Self-discovery, Personal History, Family Ties

“Some people have vibrations that come straight from the vibrating heart of the sun, unjaded...”

Energy, Authenticity, Vibrancy, Human Spirit, Positive Aura

“Practice kindness all day to everybody and you will realize you're already in heaven now.”

Kindness, Heaven, Practice, Realization, Present Moment

“It is possible for the human spirit to win after all.”

Hope, Resilience, Human Spirit, Triumph, Possibility

“What's in store for me in the direction I don't take?”

Choices, Future, Uncertainty, Life Paths, Missed Opportunities

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

Dreams, Humanity, Connection, Existence, Philosophy

“Don't tell them too much about your soul. They're waiting for just that.”

Privacy, Vulnerability, Human Nature, Self-protection, Personal Boundaries

“Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.”

Achievement, Individuality, Nonconformity, Success, Personal Conviction

“The details are the life of it, I insist, say everything on your mind, don’t hold back, don’t analyze or anything as you go along, say it out.”

Details, Expression, Honesty, Communication, Life

“I'm right there, swimming the river of hardships but I know how to swim.”

Resilience, Struggle, Ability, Metaphor, Life Challenges

“Who has believed in the world and died with its name on his lips?”

Belief, World, Death, Existential Questions, Human Faith