Jack Kerouac

“Whither goest thou, America, in thy shiny car in the night?”

“All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together.”

“My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them.”

“Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”