9 Quotes By Jack Kerouac


Write in recollection and amazement for yourself.
Jack Kerouac on amazing

Whither goest thou, America, in thy shiny car in the night?
Jack Kerouac on car

All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together.
Jack Kerouac on dreams

My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them.
Jack Kerouac on failure

Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.
Jack Kerouac on great

I hope it is true that a man can die and yet not only live in others but give them life, and not only life, but that great consciousness of life.
Jack Kerouac on great

I hope it is true that a man can die and yet not only live in others but give them life, and not only life, but that great consciousness of life.
Jack Kerouac on hope

Mankind is like dogs, not gods - as long as you don't get mad they'll bite you - but stay mad and you'll never be bitten. Dogs don't respect humility and sorrow.
Jack Kerouac on respect

A pain stabbed my heart as it did every time I saw a girl I loved who was going the opposite direction in this too-big world.
Jack Kerouac on time