“You boys going to get somewhere, or just going?” We didn’t understand his question, and it was a damned good question.
—Jack Kerouac, On the Road
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A heart on the run keeps a hand on the gun
You can’t trust anyone.
—Jason Isbell, “Cover Me Up”
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Imagine you’ve been flailing and flailing and expecting to drown and your foot hits bottom.
—Thomas Wolfe, The Story of a Novel
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Look, you’re here, freeing us from our unhappy wandering, setting us firmly on your track, comforting us and saying,
“Run the race! I’ll carry you! I’ll carry you clear to the end,
and even at the end, I’ll carry you.”
—Augustine, Confessions