Symbolism is alright in 'fiction,' but I tell true life stories simply about what happened to people I knew. Jack Kerouac alrightfictionhappen Change image and share on social
Maybe that's what life is... a wink of the eye and winking stars. Jack Kerouac eyelifestar Change image and share on social
Avoid the world, it's just a lot of dust and drag and means nothing in the end. Jack Kerouac avoiddragdust Change image and share on social
My father and my mother and my sister and I have always voted Republican, always. Jack Kerouac fathermotherrepublican Change image and share on social
Mankind is like dogs, not gods - as long as you don't get mad they'll bite you - but stay mad and you'll never be bitten. Dogs don't respect humility and sorrow. Jack Kerouac bitedoggod Change image and share on social
It's hard to write haiku. I write long, silly Indian poems. Jack Kerouac haikuhardindian Change image and share on social
All my editors since Malcolm Cowley have had instructions to leave my prose exactly as I wrote it. In the days of Malcolm Cowley, with 'On the Road' and 'The Dharma Bums', I had no power to stand by my style for better or for worse. Jack Kerouac badlybumcowley share on social
I hope it is true that a man can die and yet not only live in others but give them life, and not only life, but that great consciousness of life. Jack Kerouac consciousnessdiegive Change image and share on social
Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion. Jack Kerouac accomplishfadgreat Change image and share on social
