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user-inactivated  ·  3492 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 6th Bi- or Tri-Weekly Give Me A Quote From Something You've Been Reading Lately

That's all pretty accurate -- all he ever was was a homeless drunk who liked to make memories and had a gift for writing them down.

Parallels to Dylan ... important to remember that by the time On the Road was finally published Kerouac was a very different person. Had a Buddhist phase and was also drinking heavily.