Sometimes paraphrased as "One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple" or "Someday I will find the right words ... ", and sometimes misattributed to The Dharma Bums rather than to Some of the Dharma.
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Soon I'll find the right words, they'll be very simple.
— Jack Kerouac
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Soon I'll find the right words, they'll be very simple." in the context of "Sometimes paraphrased as "One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple" or "Someday I will find the right words ... ", and sometimes misattributed to The Dharma Bums rather than to Some of the Dharma." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Jack Kerouac" (Quotes, Some of the Dharma (1997))
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About Jack Kerouac
Jack Kerouac (12 March 1922 – 21 October 1969), born Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac, was an American novelist, poet, and artist. He was a central figure among Beat Generation writers.
About Jack Kerouac
Jack Kerouac (12 March 1922 – 21 October 1969), born Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac, was an American novelist, poet, and artist. He was a central figure among Beat Generation writers.
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