Jack Kerouac Quotes

I do struggle with the fact that I don't have all the answers.

If I were to say at any point that I feel really confident or really in control, that would be a mistake. Because I don't. I always see where I didn't do things the right way.

When I look in the mirror, I am slightly reminded of self-portraits by Durer and by Rembrandt, because they both show a degree of introspection. I see some element of disappointment; I see a sense of humour, but also something that is faintly ridiculous; and I see somebody who is frightened of being found out and thought lightweight.

What the heck did people see in me?

Maybe I am just a jerk.

I question every move. I'm constantly second-guessing myself.

When I walked out of the seminary, I was 31, but I was like a scared, frightened kid. I had no place to live, no license, no clothes. I was just a lost soul.

I just look around and say, I'm a mess. I don't know why I do things.

I'm not great at talking about myself.

I never feel more alone than when I'm traveling. Alone and, to some extent, helpless. The world expects a certain level of competence and can be merciless when this expectation is unmet.

I don't presume to think I'm great at anything.

I'm not good at watching myself.

I think it's healthy to be insecure, to have nerves.

Census figures be damned: If you choose to be alone, you're destined to spend a certain amount of time wondering why.

I always second-guess what I am doing.

The feelings of my smallness and my nothingness always kept me good company.

I am sure of nothing so little as my own intentions.

I'm certainly the last person to give advice on, well, anything.

All of my close friends are emotional train wrecks. This is what makes our lives interesting - constantly doubting ourselves, worrying, wondering if we've made a mistake. Could we have done better? Are we good people? Are we bad people?

I feel like it's weird to list all my crap qualities.

I'm vaguely embarrassed by myself sometimes.

I'm a vulnerable, sensitive person. I overthink everything.

I don't feel I'm better than any man out there or that I have anything to teach, and the more I learn about myself, the less comfortable I feel saying anything at all.

Emptiness will always cripple me.

Sometimes, I'm not sure why I wind up doing some of the things I do.