"Boys and girls in America have such a sad time together; sophistication demands that they submit to sex immediately without proper preliminary talk. 

Not courting talk - real straight talk about souls, for life is holy and every moment is precious."

-Kerouac, On the Road

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"Don’t feel inferior to the beatniks if you still like driving your car…don’t ever let hipsters give you guilt trips."
-The writer of The Art of Manliness on Kerouac's The Dharma Bums.  Made me giggle.