Jack Kerouac:

I want to be a success, and I want to be a failure.

— Jack Kerouac Modern

On the Road, Beat Generation

Context

Letter to Neal Cassady

Date / Period

1947

Source

https://books.google.com/books?id=n-m-o-Q_yRsC

Verification

Unverifiable

Explanation

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Method

Cross Reference

Sources Checked

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