"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes, Awww!"
Jack Kerouac
posted by Harlyn at 1:18 PM
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I am one of those people. I do yawn and, more times than not, say commonplace things, but I burn baby...I burn! ;o)
Jenius: great new name girl...and yes you can burn baby!
There was once an 80 year old lady that wrote a small article that eluded to the fact if she knew she was going to live to be that old, she would have worn the color purple more, climbed more trees and been more daring in her everyday life.
Best to do it all, as we are only here a short time.
I only wish I could be more like her....and not so careful all the time.
I think that you can burn in so many different ways, and sometimes you have to burn for others. I don't get to burn for myself anymore (at least not as much as I used to)--now I have to burn for a child. And I have to say, that feels good.
Love me some J.K. great stuff.
i miss Jack Kerouac, even though he died so far before my time. wish there were more poets/writers like him now, saying the things and living the life he lived.
i heard Coppola's producing a movie based on "On the Road" with the guy who did "The Motorcycle Diaries" writing/directing. hope they don't eff it up.
I always liked that line(s) also.
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