Jack KerouacI like too many things and get all confused and hung-up running from one falling star to another til I drop.
About This Quote
In this quote, this guy is describing the feelings that come from being too attached to things that he loves. These people are often described as being confused and unable to make decisions. They are unable to make a choice because they are too attached to a particular object. They fight over their first love and then they fight over their first choice of a new person.
Everyone wants to be happy but these people make it hard for themselves by getting hung up on all sorts of things. This guy starts out loving one girl and then falls for another girl so he gets confused and spent trying to figure out which he loves more. Generally, when you do something like this, you can expect the same thing to happen again and again until you wise up about the choices you’re making.
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