There is a blessedness surely to be believed, and that is that everything abides in eternal ecstasy, now and forever.
Jack Kerouac
Blessedness, Eternity, Ecstasy, Belief, Universal Joy
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“Dear Sirs: Do you mind if I let my heart out, splattering all its delicate essences over these following pages?” Jack Kerouac
Writing, Emotion, Expression, Vulnerability, Creativity
Jack Kerouac Writing, Emotion, Expression, Vulnerability, Creativity“Life must be rich and full of loving – it's no good otherwise, no good at all, for anyone.” Jack Kerouac
Love, Fulfillment, Life Philosophy, Happiness, Emotional Richness
Jack Kerouac Love, Fulfillment, Life Philosophy, Happiness, Emotional Richness“Don't use the phone. People are never ready to answer it. Use poetry.” Jack Kerouac
Poetry, Communication, Technology, Human Connection, Artistic Expression
Jack Kerouac Poetry, Communication, Technology, Human Connection, Artistic Expression“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“The eyes of hope looking over the flare of the hood into the maw with its white line feeding in straight as an arrow, the lighting of fresh cigarettes, the buckling to lean forward to the next adventure something that’s been going on in America ever since the covered wagons clocked the deserts in three months flat.” Jack Kerouac
Hope, Adventure, America, Journey, Continuity
Jack Kerouac Hope, Adventure, America, Journey, Continuity“Being Crazy is the least of my worries.” Jack Kerouac
Sanity, Priorities, Perspective, Mental State, Life Challenges
Jack Kerouac Sanity, Priorities, Perspective, Mental State, Life Challenges“Dean and I both swayed to the rhythm and the IT of our final excited joy in talking and living to the blank traced end of all innumerable riotous angelic particulars that had been lurking in our souls all our lives.” Jack Kerouac
Friendship, Rhythm, Joy, Self-discovery, Spiritual Journey
Jack Kerouac Friendship, Rhythm, Joy, Self-discovery, Spiritual Journey“Try the meditation of the trail, just walk along looking at the trail at your feet and don't look about and just fall into a trance as the ground zips by.” Jack Kerouac
Meditation, Hiking, Mindfulness, Nature Connection, Present Moment
Jack Kerouac Meditation, Hiking, Mindfulness, Nature Connection, Present Moment“There is universal substance which is divine substance because where else can it be?” Jack Kerouac
Divinity, Universality, Existence, Spiritual Philosophy, Cosmic Unity
Jack Kerouac Divinity, Universality, Existence, Spiritual Philosophy, Cosmic Unity“No matter how you travel, how 'successful' your tour, or foreshortened, you always learn something and learn to change your thoughts.” Jack Kerouac
Travel, Learning, Personal Growth, Adaptability, Life Experiences
Jack Kerouac Travel, Learning, Personal Growth, Adaptability, Life Experiences“We were all delighted, we all realized we were leaving confusion and nonsense behind and performing our one and noble function of the time, move.” Jack Kerouac
Movement, Purpose, Clarity, Adventure, Collective Action
Jack Kerouac Movement, Purpose, Clarity, Adventure, Collective Action“There was nowhere to go but everywhere, so just keep on rolling under the stars.” Jack Kerouac
Journey, Freedom, Possibilities, Cosmic Perspective, Movement
Jack Kerouac Journey, Freedom, Possibilities, Cosmic Perspective, Movement“Ripples in the upside-down lake of the void, is what I should have said. The bottom of the world is gold and the world is upside down.” Jack Kerouac
Void, Perception, Philosophy, Reflection, Illusion
Jack Kerouac Void, Perception, Philosophy, Reflection, Illusion“Man lowers his head and lunges into civilization, forgetting the days of his infancy when he sought truth in a snowflake or a stick. Man forgets the wisdom of the child.” Jack Kerouac
Civilization, Childhood Wisdom, Nature, Innocence Lost, Human Progress
Jack Kerouac Civilization, Childhood Wisdom, Nature, Innocence Lost, Human Progress“There are immeasurable star misty aeons of universes more numerous than the sands in all the galaxies, multiplied by a billion lightyears of multiplication, in fact if I were to go on you'd be scared and couldn't comprehend and you'd despair so much you'd drop dead,′ that's what he just about said in one of those sutras – -.” Jack Kerouac
Cosmic Scale, Incomprehensibility, Existential Dread, Buddhist Wisdom, Universal Vastness
Jack Kerouac Cosmic Scale, Incomprehensibility, Existential Dread, Buddhist Wisdom, Universal Vastness“That's the story of my life rich or poor and mostly poor and truly poor.” Jack Kerouac
Poverty, Life Story, Wealth, Economic Struggle, Personal Narrative
Jack Kerouac Poverty, Life Story, Wealth, Economic Struggle, Personal Narrative“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“I decided someday to become a Thoreau of the Mountains. To live like Jesus and Thoreau, except for women.” Jack Kerouac
Aspiration, Lifestyle, Nature, Spirituality, Personal Philosophy
Jack Kerouac Aspiration, Lifestyle, Nature, Spirituality, Personal Philosophy