I was amazed by the fact that I was not the only writer living, not the only young man "with a locomotive in his chest, and that's a fact," not the only youth with a million hungers and not one of them appeasable, not the only one who is lonely among multitudes, and does not know why.
Jack KerouacItโs not that I canโt fall in love. Itโs really that I canโt help falling in love with too many things all at once. So, you must understand why I canโt distinguish between whatโs platonic and what isnโt, because itโs all too much and not enough at the same time.
Jack KerouacI looked up at the dark sky and prayed to God for a better break in life and a better chance to do something for the little people I loved.
Jack Kerouac