“Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life”
― On the Road
― On the Road
“One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.”
― The Dharma Bums
― The Dharma Bums
“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
“Life must be rich and full of loving--it's no good otherwise, no good at all, for anyone.”
― Selected Letters, 1940-1956
― Selected Letters, 1940-1956
“[...]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
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