1,027 Quotes by Jack Kerouac

My whole wretched life swam before my weary eyes, and I realized no matter what you do it's bound to be a waste of time in the end so you might as well go mad.

Oh my God, sociability is just a big smile and a big smile is nothing but teeth, I wish I could just stay up here and rest and be kind." But somebody brought up some wine and that started me off.

You are the equal of the idol who has given you your inspiration

I wasn't scared; I was just somebody else, some stranger, and my whole life was a haunted life, the life of a ghost.

No matter how you travel, how 'successful' your tour, or foreshortened, you always learn something and learn to change your thoughts.

...most of the time we were alone and mixing up our souls ever more and ever more till it would be terribly hard to say good-by.

The secret of this kind of climbing, is like Zen. Don't think. Just dance along. It's the easiest thing in the world, actually easier than walking on flat ground which is monotonous. The cute little problems present themselves at each step and yet you don't hesitate and you find yourself on some other boulder you picked out for no special reason at all, just like zen.~ Japhy

We were on the roof of America and all we could do was yell

You aren't ever going to be anything in this world unless you do what you want to do, when you want to do it--don't plan anything, just go out and do it.