The one thing that we yearn for in our living days, that ma… - Jack Kerouac

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The one thing that we yearn for in our living days, that makes us sigh and groan and undergo sweet nauseas of all kinds, is the remembrance of some lost bliss that was probably experienced in the womb and can only be reproduced (though we hate to admit it) in death.

Jack Kerouac

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Jack Kerouac (12 March 1922 – 21 October 1969), born Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac, was an American novelist, poet, and artist. He was a central figure among Beat Generation writers.

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Alternative Names: Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac • Kerouac • Jean-Louis Kerouac • Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac

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