You seek identity in the midst of indistinguishable chaos, in sprawling nameless reality.
Jack Kerouac
Identity, Chaos, Reality, Self-discovery, Reflection
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“Suppose we suddenly wake up and see that what we thought to be this and that, ain't this and that at all?” Jack Kerouac
Awakening, Perception, Reality, Illusion, Existential Questioning
Jack Kerouac Awakening, Perception, Reality, Illusion, Existential Questioning“I always thought October was a kind old Love-light.” Jack Kerouac
October, Love, Reflection, Nature, Emotion
Jack Kerouac October, Love, Reflection, Nature, Emotion“What difference does it make after all? – anonymity in the world of men is better than fame in heaven, for what's heaven? what's earth? All in the mind.” Jack Kerouac
Perspective, Anonymity, Fame, Mental Construct, Existential Questions
Jack Kerouac Perspective, Anonymity, Fame, Mental Construct, Existential Questions“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“Jumping from boulder to boulder and never falling, with a heavy pack, is easier than it sounds; you just can't fall when you get into the rhythm of the dance.” Jack Kerouac
Rhythm, Balance, Nature, Physical Challenge, Life Metaphor
Jack Kerouac Rhythm, Balance, Nature, Physical Challenge, Life Metaphor“Finding Nirvana is like locating silence.” Jack Kerouac
Enlightenment, Silence, Spiritual Search, Paradox, Buddhist Concept
Jack Kerouac Enlightenment, Silence, Spiritual Search, Paradox, Buddhist Concept“As you get older, you get more genealogical.” Jack Kerouac
Age, Ancestry, Self-discovery, Personal History, Family Ties
Jack Kerouac Age, Ancestry, Self-discovery, Personal History, Family Ties“There was nothing to talk about anymore. The only thing to do was go.” Jack Kerouac
Action, Silence, Movement, Decision, Finality
Jack Kerouac Action, Silence, Movement, Decision, Finality“Don't touch me, I'm full of snakes.” Jack Kerouac
Inner Turmoil, Danger, Self-warning, Metaphorical Language, Emotional State
Jack Kerouac Inner Turmoil, Danger, Self-warning, Metaphorical Language, Emotional State“As I grew older I became a drunk. Why? Because I like ecstasy of the mind.” Jack Kerouac
Addiction, Mind, Ecstasy, Age, Escape
Jack Kerouac Addiction, Mind, Ecstasy, Age, Escape“I'm Catholic and I can't commit suicide, but I plan to drink myself to death.” Jack Kerouac
Religion, Suicide, Alcoholism, Despair, Self-destruction
Jack Kerouac Religion, Suicide, Alcoholism, Despair, Self-destruction“Hopping a freight out of Los Angeles at high noon one day in late September 1955 I got on a gondola and lay down with my duffel bag under my head and my knees crossed and contemplated the clouds as we rolled north to Santa Barbara.” Jack Kerouac
Travel, Adventure, Contemplation, Freedom, Nature Observation
Jack Kerouac Travel, Adventure, Contemplation, Freedom, Nature Observation“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.” Jack Kerouac
Passion, Self-destruction, Emotion, Inner Fire, Cyclical Nature
Jack Kerouac Passion, Self-destruction, Emotion, Inner Fire, Cyclical Nature“The whole mad swirl of everything that was to come began then.” Jack Kerouac
Beginnings, Chaos, Future, Anticipation, Life Changes
Jack Kerouac Beginnings, Chaos, Future, Anticipation, Life Changes“This is not the happiness of a magazine writer who sends in his gay little philosophy of life to the editor for the one paragraph spread in front of the magazine: This is a serious happiness full of doubts and strengths. I wonder if happiness is possible. It is a state of mind, but I'd hate to be a bore all my life, if only because of those I love around me. Happiness can change into unhappiness just for the sake of change.” Jack Kerouac
Happiness, Complexity, Philosophy, Doubt, Change
Jack Kerouac Happiness, Complexity, Philosophy, Doubt, Change“Will you love me in December as you do in May?” Jack Kerouac
Love, Seasons, Commitment, Relationship Longevity, Emotional Constancy
Jack Kerouac Love, Seasons, Commitment, Relationship Longevity, Emotional Constancy“Let us sleep by rivers and purify our ears.” Jack Kerouac
Nature, Purification, Sleep, Senses, Harmony
Jack Kerouac Nature, Purification, Sleep, Senses, Harmony“Some's bastards, some's ain't. That's the score.” Jack Kerouac
Judgment, Humanity, Simplicity, Social Categories, Life Perspective
Jack Kerouac Judgment, Humanity, Simplicity, Social Categories, Life Perspective