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Desolation Angels
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"Desolation Angels" Quotes

The book follows a young man's journey through America and his experiences with Buddhism, poetry, and the Beat Generation.

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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.

Jack Kerouac

worryjourney

I’d rather be thin and wild and free! So long as I’m still this side of the grass, I am who I am.

Jack Kerouac

freedomindividuality

Happiness consists in realizing it is all a great strange dream.

Jack Kerouac

happinessphilosophy

I have plenty of luxuries. I am happy. I live on a rock because I am alive.

Jack Kerouac

happinessgratitude

One man practicing kindness in the wilderness is worth all the temples this world pulls.

Jack Kerouac

kindnessnature

It was like the beginning of life and laughter. It was the real meaning of the sun.

Jack Kerouac

joynature

Life must be rich and full of loving—it’s no good otherwise, no good at all, for anyone.

Jack Kerouac

lovelife

Everything is perfect. Love is the answer. God is an energy, a state of existence.

Jack Kerouac

lovespirituality

The world you see is just a movie in your mind.

Jack Kerouac

perceptionreality

Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go.

Jack Kerouac

journeyperseverance