“Ah Japhy you taught me the final lesson of them all, you can't fall off a mountain.”
Source: The Dharma Bums
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American writer 1922–1969Related quotes

“Some lessons can't be taught, they simply have to be learned.”
Source: Vanishing Acts
Source: Drenai series, Quest for Lost Heroes, Ch. 1

Variant: You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.
“Life has taught me that to fly, you must first accept the possibility of falling.”
Source: The Walk

"Powiedz mi, czy ty miałaś wychowanie muzyczne w szkole?"
"Tak."
"Pamiętasz adres szkoły? Pójdź i podłóż ogień, niczego cię nie nauczyli."
To Idol contestants

“This taught me a lesson, but I’m not sure what it is.”
On losing to Tim Mayotte in the Ebel US Pro Indoor Championships, NY Times (February 9, 1987)