A man who allows wild passion to arise within, himself burns his heart, then after burning adds the wind that thereto which ignites the fire again, o… - Jack Kerouac

" "

A man who allows wild passion to arise within, himself burns his heart, then after burning adds the wind that thereto which ignites the fire again, or not, as the case may be.

English
Collect this quote

About Jack Kerouac

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.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Native Name: Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac
Alternative Names: Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac • Kerouac • Jean-Louis Kerouac
All quotes from Jack Kerouac Similar Quotes by other Originators

Go Premium

Support Quotewise while enjoying an ad-free experience and premium features.

View Plans

Additional quotes by Jack Kerouac

i wish the whole world was dead serious about food instead of silly rockets and machines and explosives using everybody's food money to blow their heads off anyway.
The Dharma Bums · 1986 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance
Find Similar

Limited Time Offer

Premium members can get their quote collection automatically imported into their Quotewise collections.

Contact Us Get Premium
the only people that interest me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones that never yawn or say a commonplace thing.. but burn, burn, burn like roman candles across the night.
On the Road: The Original Scroll · August 16, 2007 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance
Full Quote Find Similar