1,027 Quotes by Jack Kerouac

I think my sudden love for this girl is a truer expression of myself than anything.

Tonight while walking on the waterfront in the angelic streets I suddenly wanted to tell you how wonderful I think you are. Please don’t dislike me. What is the mystery of the world? Nobody knows they’re angels.

Dear Sirs: Do you mind if I let my heart out, splattering all its delicate essences over these following pages?

We all agree it’s too big to keep up with, that we’re surrounded by life, that we’ll never understand it, so we center it all in by swigging Scotch from the bottle and when it’s empty I run out of the car and buy another one, period.

As far as I’m concerned the only thing to do is sit in a room and get drunk.

The best teacher is experience and not through someone’s distorted point of view.

I had an overwhelming urge to close my eyes in company. I think the girls were terrified of this. “What’s he always sitting with his eyes closed for?

Love is all.

I’m back in these regions of fumbling dark uncertain creation, but it’s my one and only world, and I’ll do the best I can.