“Ah, good conversation — there's nothing like it, is there? The air of ideas is the only air worth breathing.”
― The Age of Innocence
― The Age of Innocence
“[...]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
“Next to music, beer was best.”
― The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
― The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
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