Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.The Dharma Bums
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Jack Kerouac was an American novelist and poet known for his spontaneous and provocative writing style, particularly exemplified in his seminal work "On the Road." He was a leading figure of the Beat Generation and is credited with influencing American literature and popular culture in the mid-20th century.
1922–1969·lived 47 years
Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.The Dharma Bums
I came to a point where I needed solitude and just stop the machine of ‘thinking’ and ‘enjoying’ what they call ‘living’, I just wanted to lie in the grass and look at the clouds.
I was beginning to realize that I was either crazy or the world was crazy; and I finally concluded that it was the world.
My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them.On the Road, p. 239, 1957
Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.
I was surprised, as always, by how easy the act of leaving was, and how good it felt. The world was suddenly rich with possibility.On the Road: The Original Scroll, Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition
One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.The Dharma Bums, 1958
That’s all 7 quotes by Jack Kerouac.