Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion. -Jack Kerouac 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 Hope
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 Death
My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them. -Jack Kerouac Failure
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 Respect
The only people for me are the mad ones: the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who... burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow Roman candles. -Jack Kerouac Time
I made myself famous by writing 'songs' and lyrics about the beauty of the things I did and ugliness, too. -Jack Kerouac Famous