Jack Kerouac:

I want to write because I have the urge to create. I want to write because I have the urge. I want to write because I.

— Jack Kerouac Modern

On the Road, Beat Generation

Context

Interview

Date / Period

1960

Source

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/10767107-i-may-be-a-fool-but-i-m-not-a-stupid

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Explanation

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Method

Cross Reference

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