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But why think about that when all the golden lands ahead of you and all kinds of unforseen events wait lurking to surprise you and make you glad you're alive to see?
But why think about that when all the golden lands ahead of you and all kinds of unforseen events wait lurking to surprise you and make you glad you're alive to see?
Approximate author period: c. 1945 AD · modern
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- Jack Kerouac
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- Approximate author period: c. 1945 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1922 to 1969; Wikidata Q160534, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q160534 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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