Mexico City Blues Quotes

“I'd rather be thin than famous
but I'm fat
paste that in your broadway show”
― jack kerouac, Mexico City Blues

“I’m an idealist
who has outgrown
my idealism
I have nothing to do
the rest of my life
but do it
and the rest of my life
to do it”
― Jack Kerouac, Mexico City Blues

“I'd rather die than be famous,
I want to go live in the desert
With long wild hair, eating
At my campfire, full of sand”
― Jack Kerouac, Mexico City Blues

“I’m merely exploring souls & cities
From the vantage point
Of my ivory tower built,
Built with the assistance
of Opium

That’s enough, isnt it?”
― Jack Kerouac, Mexico City Blues

“They'll eat your heart alive Every time.”
― Jack Kerouac, Mexico City Blues

“Don't break your tenderness.”
― Jack Kerouac, Mexico City Blues

“You are protected
By the Guardians
of
the
Alone
All is alone, you don't have to talk”
― Jack Kerouac, Mexico City Blues

“Knew all along
That when chicken is eaten
Rooster aint worried
And when Rooster is eaten
Chicken aint worried

Because what's there to worry
What's there to grow teeth
To eat rebirth's beginningless
Meat of Eternal Comeback?”
― jack Kerouac, Mexico City Blues