But it will be mangled soon, and later it will begin to disintegrate, and then I shall die, and die conclusively. How can we face such a fact, and not live in fear?
— Jack Kerouac Modern

On the Road, Beat Generation

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From 'On the Road'.

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1957

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Shocking

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https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/240.Jack_Kerouac

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