

“The quality of owning freezes you forever in "I," and cuts you off forever from the "we.”
― The Grapes of Wrath
― The Grapes of Wrath

“[...]the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes “Awww!”
― On the Road
― On the Road

“Mothers are all slightly insane.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye

“You're bound to get idears if you go thinkin' about stuff”
― The Grapes of Wrath
― The Grapes of Wrath

“I wanted the whole world or nothing.”
― Post Office
― Post Office
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