Dharma Bums 6

I make more money than you ever had in your whole life as a hobo, but you're the one who enjoys life and not only that but you do it without workin"
page 129

This quote is spoken by a truck driver who is giving Ray a lift from Mexico most of the way to North Carolina. They stop off on the side of the road for Ray to make the driver a steak. Ray's cooking ability impresses the truck driver and they become friends. The trucker is baffled by how Ray can live on an small income and be happier than him. Living happy with little means seems to be a large theme in the story. This is a rare instance when it is acknowledged by someone not living like Ray and Japhy.

"People have good hearts where or not they live like Dharma Bums."
page 132

Ray speaks this quote when he first gets to his mother's house. He sees her doing the dishes and thinks back to Japhy's rant on how every American is obsessed with their indentical nice white toilets. At this point Ray questions this philosophy and says that people can be good people without practicing their lifestyle. This is the first time in the book any characters had sympathized with the normal person.