Jack Kerouac:

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.

— Jack Kerouac Modern

On the Road, Beat Generation

Context

Interview

Date / Period

1960

Source

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/10767107-i-may-be-a-fool-but-i-m-not-a-stupid

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Explanation

Found in 1 providers: grok

Method

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