“I refuse to believe that Hendrix had the last possessed hand,
that Joplin had the last drunken throat,
that Morrison had the last enlightened mind.”
―
that Joplin had the last drunken throat,
that Morrison had the last enlightened mind.”
―
“When he smiled the fear flew away in little pieces of light...”
― Naked Lunch: The Restored Text
― Naked Lunch: The Restored Text
“because he had no place he could stay in without getting tired of it and because there was nowhere to go but everywhere, keep rolling under the stars...”
― On the Road
― On the Road
“It’s just that I feel so sad these wonderful nights. I sort of feel they’re never coming again, and I’m not really getting all I could out of them.”
― This Side of Paradise
― This Side of Paradise
“I have no right to call myself one who knows. I was one who seeks, and I still am, but I no longer seek in the stars or in books; I'm beginning to hear the teachings of my blood pulsing within me. My story isn't pleasant, it's not sweet and harmonious like the invented stories; it tastes of folly and bewilderment, of madness and dream, like the life of all people who no longer want to lie to themselves.”
― Demian: Die Geschichte von Emil Sinclairs Jugend
― Demian: Die Geschichte von Emil Sinclairs Jugend
Emcheck’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Emcheck’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Polls voted on by Emcheck
Lists liked by Emcheck























