Mind is the Maker, for no reason at all, for all this creation, created to fall.
Jack Kerouac
Mind, Creation, Philosophy, Existence, Reflection
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More Jack Kerouac Quotes
“We agreed to love each other madly.” Jack Kerouac
Love, Passion, Agreement, Intensity, Relationship
Jack Kerouac Love, Passion, Agreement, Intensity, Relationship“We understood each other on other levels of madness.” Jack Kerouac
Understanding, Madness, Connection, Shared Experiences, Unconventional Bonds
Jack Kerouac Understanding, Madness, Connection, Shared Experiences, Unconventional Bonds“Between incomprehensible and incoherent sits the madhouse. I am not in the madhouse.” Jack Kerouac
Sanity, Perception, Mental State, Self-awareness, Societal Norms
Jack Kerouac Sanity, Perception, Mental State, Self-awareness, Societal Norms“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“Everything is perfect on the street again, the world is permeated with roses of happiness all the time, but none of us know it. The happiness consists in realizing that it is all a great strange dream.” Jack Kerouac
Happiness, Perception, Reality, Joy, Reflection
Jack Kerouac Happiness, Perception, Reality, Joy, Reflection“You'd be surprised how little I knew even up to yesterday.” Jack Kerouac
Knowledge, Growth, Time, Self-awareness, Learning
Jack Kerouac Knowledge, Growth, Time, Self-awareness, Learning“We are sealed in our own little melancholy atmospheres, like planets, and revolving around the sun, our common but distant desire.” Jack Kerouac
Isolation, Desire, Melancholy, Humanity, Universe
Jack Kerouac Isolation, Desire, Melancholy, Humanity, Universe“On soft Spring nights I'll stand in the yard under the stars – Something good will come out of all things yet – And it will be golden and eternal just like that – There's no need to say another word.” Jack Kerouac
Hope, Nature, Eternity, Silence, Cosmic Perspective
Jack Kerouac Hope, Nature, Eternity, Silence, Cosmic Perspective“Pain or love or danger makes you real again...” Jack Kerouac
Authenticity, Emotions, Risk, Aliveness, Human Experience
Jack Kerouac Authenticity, Emotions, Risk, Aliveness, Human Experience“I believe in order, tenderness, and piety.” Jack Kerouac
Personal Values, Order, Tenderness, Piety, Belief System
Jack Kerouac Personal Values, Order, Tenderness, Piety, Belief System“One man practicing kindness in the wilderness is worth all the temples this world pulls.” Jack Kerouac
Kindness, Solitude, Spirituality, Nature, Human Value
Jack Kerouac Kindness, Solitude, Spirituality, Nature, Human Value“I'm afraid that you'll never understand me fully, and because of that, sometimes you'll be frightened, disgusted, annoyed, or pleased. The thing that makes me different from all of you is the vast inner life I have. I just thrive in this, by nature. The bigger and deeper this inner life grows, the less anyone of you will understand me. That's okay.” Jack Kerouac
Inner Life, Understanding, Difference, Acceptance, Self-awareness
Jack Kerouac Inner Life, Understanding, Difference, Acceptance, Self-awareness“I pictured myself in a Denver bar that night, with all the gang, and in their eyes I would be strange and ragged and like the Prophet who has walked across the land to bring the dark Word, and the only Word I had was 'Wow!” Jack Kerouac
Imagination, Transformation, Prophecy, Simplicity, Self-perception
Jack Kerouac Imagination, Transformation, Prophecy, Simplicity, Self-perception“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“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“Ah, life is a gate, a way, a path to Paradise anyway, why not live for fun and joy and love or some sort of girl by a fireside, why not go to your desire and LAUGH.” Jack Kerouac
Life Philosophy, Joy, Love, Desire, Laughter
Jack Kerouac Life Philosophy, Joy, Love, Desire, Laughter“What a horror it would have been if the world was real, because if the world was real, it would be immortal.” Jack Kerouac
Reality, Mortality, Philosophical Musing, Existence, Impermanence
Jack Kerouac Reality, Mortality, Philosophical Musing, Existence, Impermanence“God was gone; it was the silence of his departure. It was a rainy night. It was the myth of the rainy night. Dean was popeyed with awe. This madness would lead nowhere. I didn't know what was happening to me, and I suddenly realized it was only the tea that we were smoking; Dean had bought some in New York. It made me think that everything was about to arrive – the moment when you know all and everything is decided forever.” Jack Kerouac
Spiritual Absence, Altered Perception, Friendship, Anticipation, Revelation
Jack Kerouac Spiritual Absence, Altered Perception, Friendship, Anticipation, Revelation“You boys going to get somewhere, or just going.” Jack Kerouac
Destination, Journey, Purpose, Aimless Wandering, Life Questions
Jack Kerouac Destination, Journey, Purpose, Aimless Wandering, Life Questions“The only alternative to sleeping out, hopping freights, and doing what I wanted, I saw in a vision would be to just sit with a hundred other patients in front of a nice television set in a madhouse, where we could be "supervised."” Jack Kerouac
Freedom, Conformity, Mental Health, Societal Expectations, Rebellion
Jack Kerouac Freedom, Conformity, Mental Health, Societal Expectations, Rebellion