"Somewhere along the line I knew there'd be girls, visions, everything; somewhere along the line the pearl would be handed to me."
"The air was soft, the stars so fine, the promise of every cobbled alley so great, that I thought I was in a dream."
"A pain stabbed my heart, as it did every time I saw a girl I loved who was going the opposite direction in this too-big world."
"We were all delighted, we all realized we were leaving confusion and nonsense behind and performing our one noble function of the time, move."
"Why think about that when all the golden land's ahead of you and all kinds of unforeseen events wait lurking to surprise you and make you glad you're alive to see?"
"What is that feeling when you're driving away from people and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing? — it's the too-huge world vaulting us, and it's good-bye. But we lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies."
"They have worries, they're counting the miles, they're thinking about where to sleep tonight, how much money for gas, the weather, how they'll get there--and all the time they'll get there anyway, you see."
"What difference does it make after all?--anonymity in the world of men is better than fame in heaven, for what's heaven? what's earth? All in the mind."
Jack Kerouack - On the Road
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