23 Quotes by Jack Kerouac about Writing

  • Author Jack Kerouac
  • Quote

    Rather, I think one should write, as nearly as possible, as if he were the first person on earth and was humbly and sincerly putting on paper that which he saw and experienced and loved and lost; what his passing thoughts were and his sorrows and desires.

  • Tags
  • Share



  • Author Jack Kerouac
  • Quote

    Genius gives birth, talent delivers. What Rembrandt or Van Gogh saw in the night can never be seen again. Born writers of the future are amazed already at what they're seeing now, what we'll all see in time for the first time, and then see imitated many times by made writers.

  • Tags
  • Share

  • Author Jack Kerouac
  • Quote

    I have the right ideas, but my words are too... complicated. I need to simplify them, so that people won't get lost in the dark when they see and hear them. I want them to shine like beacons of light in a world of overly complicated darkness. One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.

  • Tags
  • Share