"I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion."
- Jack Kerouac
Maybe that was his point. And maybe that was his appeal. We're all confused at times, if we're lucky, and it's nice to see someone express it so eloquently.
I've finished the book. I love the man. And I even like him, though I wouldn't want to spend a significant amount of time with him. I wish that I could admire him, but I don't. That's okay, I have plenty of people I like hanging out with that I don't admire. I'm content just liking him.
And I want to find out more about the culture that made him its hero.
I hope he found some peace. Later on I'll read more by him. Now it's on to Ideas Have Consequences, by Richard M. Weaver. Something tells me it will be as dramatic a switch as the one from Dune to Kerouac.
- Jack Kerouac
Maybe that was his point. And maybe that was his appeal. We're all confused at times, if we're lucky, and it's nice to see someone express it so eloquently.
I've finished the book. I love the man. And I even like him, though I wouldn't want to spend a significant amount of time with him. I wish that I could admire him, but I don't. That's okay, I have plenty of people I like hanging out with that I don't admire. I'm content just liking him.
And I want to find out more about the culture that made him its hero.
I hope he found some peace. Later on I'll read more by him. Now it's on to Ideas Have Consequences, by Richard M. Weaver. Something tells me it will be as dramatic a switch as the one from Dune to Kerouac.
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