The cruellest thing you can do to Kerouac is reread him at thirty-eight.

It seemed to me that the real philosophical breakthroughs of the 20th century were in terms of the understanding of language. What is language? Where does it come from, how does it work, what does it do?

Like you, she will have been with other people, but I've got a feeling there's something between you.

Almost certainly I will not tell her my intentions this evening or tonight. I will put it off. Why? Because words are actions and they make things happen. Once they are out you cannot put them back.

My pleasures disappeared with my vices.

But you're beautiful, and the beautiful should be given whatever they want." "Hey, what about the ugly ones?" "The ugly ones." She poked her tongue out. "It's their fault if their ugly. They're to be blamed, not pitied.

My guess is that she is uncomfortable in such an intransigent world but is unable to live accordingly to her own desire.