Jack Kerouac
Jack Kerouac
Jack Kerouacwas an American novelist and poet...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth12 March 1922
CityLowell, MA
CountryUnited States of America
inspirational friends horse
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.
silly want belief
I want to work in revelations, not just spin silly tales for money. I want to fish as deep down as possible into my own subconscious in the belief that once that far down, everyone will understand because they are the same that far down.
wisdom eye tears
My eyes were glued on life and they were full of tears.
ink life-worth-living living-on
Put down the pen someone else gave you. No one ever drafted a life worth living on borrowed ink.
stars mean men
What does it mean that I am in this endless universe, thinking that I'm a man sitting under the stars on the terrace of the earth, but actually empty and awake throughout the emptiness and awakedness of everything? It means that I'm empty and awake, that I know I'm empty and awake, and that there's no difference between me and anything else.
writing giving genius
Genius gives birth, talent delivers.
inspirational life beautiful
Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.
i-hate-you glowing pages
I saw that my life was a vast glowing empty page and I could do anything I wanted.
baby mean heaven
Sure baby, mañana. It was always mañana. For the next few weeks that was all I heard––mañana a lovely word and one that probably means heaven.
stars crazy hands
I was suddenly left with nothing in my hands but a handful of crazy stars.
thinking essence forever
Everything is ecstasy inside. We just don't know it because of our thinking-minds. But in our true blissful essence of mind [it] is known that everything is alright forever and forever and forever.
motivational wisdom travel
Because in the end, you won't remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain
kindness practice heaven
Practice kindness all day to everybody and you will realize you're already in heaven now.
campus everybody expression finds grooming houses living looking perfect rows schools sets television thinking time
...colleges being nothing but grooming schools for the middleclass non-identity which usually finds its perfect expression on the outskirts of the campus in rows of well-to-do houses with lawns and television sets is each living room with everybody looking at the same thing and thinking the same thing at the same time while the Japhies of the world go prowling in the wilderness...