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Charles Bukowski Quotes

I can’t blame her. but wonder why she’s here with me? where are the other guys? how can you be lucky? having someone the others have abandoned? Picture Quote #1

Of one hundred movies there’s one that is fair, one that’s good and ninety eight that are very bad. most movies start badly and steadily get worse Picture Quote #1

Young or old, good or bad, I don’t think anything dies as slow and as hard as a writer Picture Quote #1

Places to hunt places to hide are getting harder to find, and pet canaries and goldfish too, did you notice that? Picture Quote #1

Bad writing’s like bad women: there’s just not much you can do about it Picture Quote #1

I mean, say that you figure that everything is senseless, then it can’t be quite senseless because you are aware that it’s senseless and your awareness of senselessness almost gives it sense. You know what I mean? Picture Quote #1

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Fay had a spot of blood on the left side of her mouth and I took a wet cloth and wiped it off. Women were meant to suffer; no wonder they asked for constant declarations of love Picture Quote #1

Yes, Wagner and the storm intermix with the wine as nights like this run up my wrists and up into my head and back down into the gut Picture Quote #1

The park grass looked greener, the park benches looked better and the flowers were trying harder Picture Quote #1

It was only the matter of a new voice. Nobody listened to an old voice anymore. Old voices became a part of one’s self, like a fingernail Picture Quote #1

Sometimes a man doesn’t know what to do about things and sometimes it’s best to lie very still and try not to think at all about anything Picture Quote #1

Getting drunk was good. I decided that I would always like getting drunk. It took away the obvious and maybe if you could get away from the obvious often enough, you wouldn’t become so obvious yourself Picture Quote #1

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When you drank the world was still out there, but for the moment it didn’t have you by the throat Picture Quote #1

To experience real agony is something hard to write about, impossible to understand while it grips you; you’re frightened out of your wits, can’t sit still, move, or even go decently insane Picture Quote #1

Love dries up, I thought as I walked back to the bathroom, even faster than sperm Picture Quote #1

Why do we embroider everything we say with special emphasis when all we really need to do is simply say what needs to he said? Of course the fact is that there is very little that needs to be said Picture Quote #1

God knows I am not too hippy. Perhaps because I am too much around the hip and I fear fads for, like anybody else, I like something that tends to last Picture Quote #1

The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence Picture Quote #1

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From the beginning, through the middle years and up to the end: too bad, too bad, too bad Picture Quote #1

And I said to myself that he was the first thing that I had ever missed in my life Picture Quote #1

It will rain all this night and we will sleep transfixed by the dark water as our blood runs through our fragile life Picture Quote #1

Censorship is the tool of those who have the need to hide actualities from themselves and from others Picture Quote #1

My body gnaws at me from one side and my spirit gnaws at me from the other Picture Quote #1

T was almost disappointing because it seemed when stress and madness were eliminated from my daily life there wasn’t much left you could depend on Picture Quote #1

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When I am feeling low all I have to do is watch my cats and my courage returns Picture Quote #1

When you play the field selfishly everything works against you: one can’t insist on love or demand affection. you’re finally left with whatever you have been willing to give which often is: nothing Picture Quote #1

True revolution comes from true revulsion; when things get bad enough the kitten will kill the lion Picture Quote #1

If you’re going to try, go all the way. There is no other feeling like that. You will be alone with the gods, and the nights will flame with fire. You will ride life straight to perfect laughter. It’s the only good fight there is Picture Quote #1

It’s the order of things: each one gets a taste of honey then the knife Picture Quote #1

I wasn’t going anywhere and neither was the rest of the world. We were all just hanging around waiting to die and meanwhile doing little things to fill the space. Some of use weren’t even doing little things. We were vegetables Picture Quote #1

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I can’t blame her. but wonder why she’s here with me? where are the other guys? how can you be lucky? having someone the others have abandoned? (Charles Bukowski Quotes) Of one hundred movies there’s one that is fair, one that’s good and ninety eight that are very bad. most movies start badly and steadily get worse (Charles Bukowski Quotes) Young or old, good or bad, I don’t think anything dies as slow and as hard as a writer (Charles Bukowski Quotes) Places to hunt places to hide are getting harder to find, and pet canaries and goldfish too, did you notice that? (Charles Bukowski Quotes) Bad writing’s like bad women: there’s just not much you can do about it (Charles Bukowski Quotes) I mean, say that you figure that everything is senseless, then it can’t be quite senseless because you are aware that it’s senseless and your awareness of senselessness almost gives it sense. You know what I mean? (Charles Bukowski Quotes) Fay had a spot of blood on the left side of her mouth and I took a wet cloth and wiped it off. Women were meant to suffer; no wonder they asked for constant declarations of love (Charles Bukowski Quotes) Yes, Wagner and the storm intermix with the wine as nights like this run up my wrists and up into my head and back down into the gut (Charles Bukowski Quotes) The park grass looked greener, the park benches looked better and the flowers were trying harder (Charles Bukowski Quotes) It was only the matter of a new voice. Nobody listened to an old voice anymore. Old voices became a part of one’s self, like a fingernail (Charles Bukowski Quotes) Sometimes a man doesn’t know what to do about things and sometimes it’s best to lie very still and try not to think at all about anything (Charles Bukowski Quotes) Getting drunk was good. I decided that I would always like getting drunk. It took away the obvious and maybe if you could get away from the obvious often enough, you wouldn’t become so obvious yourself (Charles Bukowski Quotes) When you drank the world was still out there, but for the moment it didn’t have you by the throat (Charles Bukowski Quotes) To experience real agony is something hard to write about, impossible to understand while it grips you; you’re frightened out of your wits, can’t sit still, move, or even go decently insane (Charles Bukowski Quotes) Love dries up, I thought as I walked back to the bathroom, even faster than sperm (Charles Bukowski Quotes) Why do we embroider everything we say with special emphasis when all we really need to do is simply say what needs to he said? Of course the fact is that there is very little that needs to be said (Charles Bukowski Quotes) God knows I am not too hippy. Perhaps because I am too much around the hip and I fear fads for, like anybody else, I like something that tends to last (Charles Bukowski Quotes) The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence (Charles Bukowski Quotes) From the beginning, through the middle years and up to the end: too bad, too bad, too bad (Charles Bukowski Quotes) And I said to myself that he was the first thing that I had ever missed in my life (Charles Bukowski Quotes) It will rain all this night and we will sleep transfixed by the dark water as our blood runs through our fragile life (Charles Bukowski Quotes) Censorship is the tool of those who have the need to hide actualities from themselves and from others (Charles Bukowski Quotes) My body gnaws at me from one side and my spirit gnaws at me from the other (Charles Bukowski Quotes) T was almost disappointing because it seemed when stress and madness were eliminated from my daily life there wasn’t much left you could depend on (Charles Bukowski Quotes) When I am feeling low all I have to do is watch my cats and my courage returns (Charles Bukowski Quotes) When you play the field selfishly everything works against you: one can’t insist on love or demand affection. you’re finally left with whatever you have been willing to give which often is: nothing (Charles Bukowski Quotes) True revolution comes from true revulsion; when things get bad enough the kitten will kill the lion (Charles Bukowski Quotes) If you’re going to try, go all the way. There is no other feeling like that. You will be alone with the gods, and the nights will flame with fire. You will ride life straight to perfect laughter. It’s the only good fight there is (Charles Bukowski Quotes) It’s the order of things: each one gets a taste of honey then the knife (Charles Bukowski Quotes) I wasn’t going anywhere and neither was the rest of the world. We were all just hanging around waiting to die and meanwhile doing little things to fill the space. Some of use weren’t even doing little things. We were vegetables (Charles Bukowski Quotes)

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