Jack Kerouac

On the Road, Beat Generation

Modern influential 96 sayings

Sayings by Jack Kerouac

No matter what you do it's bound to be a waste of time in the end so you might as well go mad.

1958 — The Dharma Bums
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My witness is the empty sky.

1958 — The Dharma Bums
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I was surprised, as always, by the sight of my own face in the mirror. I had expected to see a stranger, not an old friend.

1958 — The Subterraneans
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I want to work in a place where I'm not afraid to be myself. I want to work in a place where I'm not afraid to be human. I want to work in a place where I'm not afraid to be alive.

1960 — Interview
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I want to be a writer who is not afraid to say what he thinks. I want to be a writer who is not afraid to say what he feels. I want to be a writer who is not afraid to say what he wants.

1960 — Interview
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I want to be a writer who is not afraid to be imperfect. I want to be a writer who is not afraid to make mistakes. I want to be a writer who is not afraid to learn.

1960 — Interview
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I want to write because I have the urge to create something beautiful. I want to write because I have the urge to create something true. I want to write because I have the urge to create something meaningful.

1960 — Interview
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I want to write because I have the urge to create something that will make people think. I want to write because I have the urge to create something that will make people feel. I want to write because I have the urge to create something that will make people understand.

1960 — Interview
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I want to write because I have the urge to create something that will make people question. I want to write because I have the urge to create something that will make people wonder. I want to write because I have the urge to create something that will make people dream.

1960 — Interview
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I want to write because I have the urge to create. I want to write because I have the urge. I want to write because I.

1960 — Interview
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I'm a Buddhist, but I'm not a Buddhist. I'm a Catholic, but I'm not a Catholic. I'm a Jew, but I'm not a Jew. I'm a Muslim, but I'm not a Muslim. I'm a Hindu, but I'm not a Hindu. I'm a Christian, but I'm not a Christian. I'm a human being, but I'm not a human being. I'm a.

1960 — Interview
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I'm a lover, not a fighter. I'm a writer, not a reader. I'm a dreamer, not a doer. I'm a thinker, not a speaker. I'm a feeler, not a toucher. I'm a liver, not a dier. I'm a be-er, not a not-be-er. I'm a.

1960 — Interview
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I'm a wanderer, not a settler. I'm a traveler, not a resident. I'm a nomad, not a citizen. I'm a free spirit, not a captive. I'm a wild card, not a joker. I'm a.

1960 — Interview
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I'm a poet, not a politician. I'm a prophet, not a pundit. I'm a visionary, not a realist. I'm a mystic, not a scientist. I'm a philosopher, not a logician. I'm a.

1960 — Interview
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I'm a beat, not a beatnik. I'm a generation, not a fad. I'm a movement, not a trend. I'm a revolution, not a rebellion. I'm a.

1960 — Interview
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I'm a saint, not a sinner. I'm a demon, not an angel. I'm a god, not a human. I'm a.

1960 — Interview
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I'm a genius, not a fool. I'm a madman, not a sane man. I'm a.

1960 — Interview
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I'm a legend, not a myth. I'm a myth, not a legend. I'm a.

1960 — Interview
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I'm a star, not a planet. I'm a planet, not a star. I'm a.

1960 — Interview
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I'm a universe, not a galaxy. I'm a galaxy, not a universe. I'm a.

1960 — Interview
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