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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.

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.

Jack Kerouac
Wisdom, Men, Giving
Jack Kerouac (2016). “The Unknown Kerouac: Rare, Unpublished, & Newly Translated Writings”, p.220, Library of America

Genius gives birth, talent delivers.

Jack Kerouac
Writing, Giving, Genius
Jack Kerouac (1995). “The Portable Jack Kerouac”, Viking Adult

Genius gives birth, talent delivers. What Rembrandt or Van Gogh saw in the night can never be seen again. Born writers of the future are amazed already at what they're seeing now, what we'll all see in time for the first time, and then see imitated many times by made writers.

Jack Kerouac
Writing, Night, Giving
Jack Kerouac (1995). “The Portable Jack Kerouac”, Viking Adult

Genius gives birth, talent delivers. What Rembrandt or Van Gogh saw in the night can never be seen again.

Jack Kerouac
Night, Giving, Design
Jack Kerouac (1995). “The Portable Jack Kerouac”, Viking Adult

Besides, all my New York friends were in the negative, nightmare position of putting down society and giving their tired bookish or political or psychoanalytical reasons, but Dean just raced in society, eager for bread and love.

Jack Kerouac
New York, Tired, Giving
Jack Kerouac (1995). “The Portable Jack Kerouac”, Viking Adult

I swore I'd be in Chicago tomorrow, and made sure of that, taking a bus to Chicago, spending most of my money, and didn't give a damn, just as long as I'd be in Chicago tomorrow.

Jack Kerouac
Cities, Long, Giving
Jack Kerouac (2007). “On the Road: The Original Scroll: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)”, p.121, Penguin

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