Jack Kerouac’s Quotes On Topics
Celibacy | Escapism | Life Changes | Cultural Richness | Joy | Self-improvement | Risk-taking | Imagery | Life Path | Brevity | Personal Preference | Exhilaration | Beatnik Culture | Sociability | Self-reflection | Human Triviality | Universe Within | Void | Timeless Actions | Wordplay | More
More Jack Kerouac Quotes
“Sometimes I'd yell questions at the rocks and trees, and across gorges, or yodel – "What is the meaning of the void?" The answer was perfect silence, so I knew.”
Jack Kerouac
Existentialism, Nature, Silence, Philosophical Questions, Self-reflection
Jack Kerouac Existentialism, Nature, Silence, Philosophical Questions, Self-reflection“They put spotlights on me standing there in the road in jeans and workclothes, with the big woeful rucksack a-back, and asked:-"Where are you going?" which is precisely what they asked me a year later under Television floodlights in New York, "Where are you going?"-Just as you cant explain to the police, you cant explain to society "Looking for peace.” Jack Kerouac
Journey, Peace, Society, Self-discovery, Societal Expectations
Jack Kerouac Journey, Peace, Society, Self-discovery, Societal Expectations“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“Down in Denver, all I did was die.” Jack Kerouac
Despair, City, Existence, Emotional Struggle, Urban Life
Jack Kerouac Despair, City, Existence, Emotional Struggle, Urban Life“I don't know, I don't care, and it doesn't make any difference.” Jack Kerouac
Apathy, Nihilism, Indifference, Resignation, Philosophical Statement
Jack Kerouac Apathy, Nihilism, Indifference, Resignation, Philosophical Statement“I’m going to marry my novels and have little short stories for children.” Jack Kerouac
Writing, Imagination, Creativity, Stories, Commitment
Jack Kerouac Writing, Imagination, Creativity, Stories, Commitment“I'm not a beatnik. I'm a Catholic.” Jack Kerouac
Identity, Religion, Cultural Labels, Self-definition, Personal Beliefs
Jack Kerouac Identity, Religion, Cultural Labels, Self-definition, Personal Beliefs“They'll eat your heart alive Every time.” Jack Kerouac
Heartbreak, Betrayal, Pain, Emotional Vulnerability, Life Lessons
Jack Kerouac Heartbreak, Betrayal, Pain, Emotional Vulnerability, Life Lessons“All he needed was a wheel in his hand and four on the road.” Jack Kerouac
Freedom, Journey, Simplicity, Travel, Adventure
Jack Kerouac Freedom, Journey, Simplicity, Travel, Adventure“It ain’t whatcha write, it’s the way atcha write it.” Jack Kerouac
Writing, Style, Expression, Creativity, Authenticity
Jack Kerouac Writing, Style, Expression, Creativity, Authenticity“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“The air was soft, the stars so fine, the promise of every cobbled alley so great, that I thought I was in a dream.” Jack Kerouac
Atmosphere, Wonder, Potential, Dreamlike Reality, Urban Exploration
Jack Kerouac Atmosphere, Wonder, Potential, Dreamlike Reality, Urban Exploration“Mad raging sunsets poured in seafoams of cloud through unimaginable crags, with every rose tint of hope beyond, I felt just like it, brilliant and bleak beyond words. Everywhere awful ice fields and snow straws; one blade of grass jiggling in the winds of infinity, anchored to a rock. To the East, it was gray; to the north, awful; to the west, raging mad, hard iron fools wrestling in the groomian gloom; to the south, my father's mist.” Jack Kerouac
Nature, Emotion, Description, Perception, Reflection
Jack Kerouac Nature, Emotion, Description, Perception, Reflection“Don't tell them too much about your soul. They're waiting for just that.” Jack Kerouac
Privacy, Vulnerability, Human Nature, Self-protection, Personal Boundaries
Jack Kerouac Privacy, Vulnerability, Human Nature, Self-protection, Personal Boundaries“We were on the roof of America and all we could do was yell.” Jack Kerouac
Freedom, Exhilaration, America, Experience, Expression
Jack Kerouac Freedom, Exhilaration, America, Experience, Expression“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“Meditate outdoors. The dark trees at night are not really the dark trees at night, it's only the golden eternity.” Jack Kerouac
Meditation, Nature, Perception, Eternity, Spiritual Insight
Jack Kerouac Meditation, Nature, Perception, Eternity, Spiritual Insight“I don't really go out at all.” Jack Kerouac
Introversion, Lifestyle, Solitude, Preference, Simplicity
Jack Kerouac Introversion, Lifestyle, Solitude, Preference, Simplicity