'I just won't sleep,' I decided. There were so many other interesting things to do.

Estava embrenhado na pequena loucura que On the Road provavelmente se vai revelar, quando uma frase me saltou pelos olhos acima, e desde aí já a reli até me doerem as pupilas -

Eis Sal Paradise, ou Jack Kerouac, acabado de chegar a Denver, sem um tostao mas cheio de amigos, doido por se deixar levar no vastamente americano sonho de sexo, jazz e whisky, depois de dias e dias a acumular entusiasmo e vida à boleia desde Nova Iorque:

"We found a man in the markets that agreed to hire both of us; work started at four o'clock in the morning and went till six p.m. The man said 'I like boys who like to work.' 'You've got your man,' said Eddie, but I wasn't so sure about myself. 'I just won't sleep,' I decided. There were so many other interesting things to do."

 

Nao estou sozinho.