Jack Kerouac, like a sick refrigerator, worked too hard at keeping coo…

Edward Abbey
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Jack Kerouac, like a sick refrigerator, worked too hard at keeping cool and died on his mama's lap from alcohol and infantilism. ✨ Edward Abbey (2015). A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, p.30, RosettaBooks
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Jack Kerouac, like a sick refrigerator, worked too hard at keeping cool and died on his mama's lap from alcohol and infantilism. ✨ Edward Abbey (2015). A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, p.30, RosettaBooks

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