Jack Kerouac

I was a young man of the world, and I was going to conquer it.

I like too many things and get all confused and lonely trying to pick out a handful of things to be devoted to.

The best teacher is experience and not through someone's distorted point of view.

One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.

I realized that I had to learn to live with my own mistakes, and that was the only way to get on with my life.

I shambled after as I've been doing all my life after people who interest me, because the only people who interest 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 never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes 'Awww!'

I want to work in a place where I can be myself, and I want to be myself everywhere.

I was born to be a wanderer, and I will wander until I die.

I don't know what I'm doing, but I'm doing it with all my heart.

I'm not a writer, I'm a typist.

I want to be a writer, but I don't want to write.

I'm a fool, but I'm a happy fool.

I'm a genius, but I'm a misunderstood genius.

I'm a saint, but I'm a sinner too.

I'm a poet, but I'm a drunk too.

I'm a philosopher, but I'm a madman too.

I'm a spiritual man, but I'm a carnal man too.

I'm a lover, but I'm a fighter too.

I'm a dreamer, but I'm a realist too.

I'm a rebel, but I'm a conformist too.