“Almighty God, I am sorry I am now an atheist, but have You read Nietzsche?”
― Ask the Dust
― Ask the Dust
“There was nowhere to go but everywhere, so just keep on rolling under the stars.”
― On the Road: The Original Scroll
― On the Road: The Original Scroll
“I was twenty then. What the hell, I used to say, take your time, Bandini. You got ten years to write a book, so take it easy, get out and learn about life, walk the streets. That’s your trouble: your ignorance of life.”
― Ask the Dust
― Ask the Dust
“Arturo Bandini: -What does happiness mean to you Camilla?
Camilla: -That you can fall in love with whoever you want to,
and not feel ashamed of it.”
― Ask the Dust
Camilla: -That you can fall in love with whoever you want to,
and not feel ashamed of it.”
― Ask the Dust
“If you`re wondering how you`ll find time, it means you don`t really want to read. Because nobody`s ever got time. Children certainly haven`t, nor have teenagers or grown-ups. Life always gets in the way. <...>
Time to read is always time stolen. <...>
Stolen from what?
From the tyranny of living.”- p.125”
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Time to read is always time stolen. <...>
Stolen from what?
From the tyranny of living.”- p.125”
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