That's not writing, it's typing.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- He dismisses mechanical typing as not being true writing or artistic creation.
- In plain terms
- Just typing words isn't real writing.
- What can you take from it?
- Writing requires thought, not just words.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes writing real?
- How much does process matter?
Another view
Speed and volume can also be creative.
More from Jack Kerouac
Kerouac opened a million coffee bars and sold a million pairs of Levis to both sexes. Woodstock rises from his pages.
Permalink to quote #67 We will write a postcard To our friends and family In free verse On the road with Kerouac Sheltered in his Bivouac On this road we'll never die...
Permalink to quote #69 Kerouac was 'locked in the Cold War and the first Asian debacle' in 'the gray, chill, militaristic silence, [...] the intellective void [...] the spiritual dra…
Permalink to quote #66
Related quotes
Ultimately, literature is nothing but carpentry.
Gabriel Garcia MarquezGabriel Garcia Marquez quote #4 About Jack Kerouac: 'That's not writing; That's typing.'
Truman CapoteTruman Capote quote #8 I'd rather write one good book than ten mediocre ones.
Donna TarttDonna Tartt quote #17