Love that quote. I have seen the original scroll manuscript up close and it really is an amazing artefact.

Interesting point - I haven’t read it in around 10 years but I remember first reading it as a teenager and being blown away. I think we take different things when we reread books over the course of our lives.

Have you read the original (ie unedited) version? I found it an informative diversion but still prefer the story of Sal & Dean. Also enjoy his other books with Lonesome Traveller a favourite.

My top quote is an obvious one (and appropriate around these parts); ‘the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes “Awww!’