It was sad to see his tall figure receding in the dark as w… - Jack Kerouac

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It was sad to see his tall figure receding in the dark as we drove away, just like the other figures in New York and New Orleans: they stand uncertainly underneth inmense skies, and everything about them is drowned. Where go? what do? what for? — sleep.

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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Native Name: Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac

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

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