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Charles Bukowski Quotes

Some people like what you do, some people hate what you do, but most people simply don’t give a damn Picture Quote #1

Writing is like going to bed with a beautiful woman and afterwards she gets up, goes to her purse and gives me a handful of money Picture Quote #1

And don’t forget: time is meant to be wasted, love fails and death is useless Picture Quote #1

If you’re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don’t even start Picture Quote #1

Cautiously, I allowed myself to feel good at times. I found moments of peace in cheap rooms just staring at the knobs of some dresser or listening to the rain in the dark. The less I needed the better I felt Picture Quote #1

I am a series of small victories and large defeats and I am as amazed as any other that I have gotten from there to here Picture Quote #1

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No matter how little a man has he will find that he will always settle for less Picture Quote #1

If I hadn’t been a drunkard, I probably would have committed suicide long ago Picture Quote #1

I am ashamed to be a member of the human race but I don’t want to add any more to that shame, I want to scrape a little of it off Picture Quote #1

The worst men have the best jobs the best men have the worst jobs or are unemployed or locked in madhouses Picture Quote #1

I got lost somehow, began staring up her legs. I was always a leg man. It was the first thing I saw when I was born. But then I was trying to get out. Ever since I have been working in the other direction and with pretty lousy luck Picture Quote #1

As we go on with our lives we tend to forget that the jails and the hospitals and the madhouses and the graveyards are packed Picture Quote #1

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You can forgive a fool because he only runs in one direction and doesn’t deceive anybody. It’s the deceivers who make you feel bad Picture Quote #1

With me, my main vision for life was to avoid as many people as possible. The less people I saw the better I felt Picture Quote #1

I’ve never been lonely. I like myself. I’m the best form of entertainment I have. Let’s drink more wine! Picture Quote #1

Bad luck for the young poet would be a rich father, an early marriage, an early success or the ability to do anything well Picture Quote #1

The wisest thing to do if you’re living in hell is to make yourself comfortable Picture Quote #1

I’m very clever at hiding poems perhaps more clever than I am at writing them Picture Quote #1

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People were interesting at first. Then later, slowly but surely, all the flaws and madness would manifest themselves. I would become less and less to them; they would mean less and less to me Picture Quote #1

Basically, that’s why I wrote: to save my ass, to save my ass from the madhouse, from the streets, from myself Picture Quote #1

I’ll get back to the whores and the horses and the booze, while there’s time Picture Quote #1

I would give anything for a female’s hand on me tonight. they soften a man and then leave him listening to the rain Picture Quote #1

To not to have entirely wasted one’s life seems to be a worthy accomplishment, if only for myself Picture Quote #1

There’s a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but I pour whiskey on him and inhale cigarette smoke and the whores and the bartenders and the grocery clerks never know that he’s in there Picture Quote #1

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People were usually much better in their letters than in reality. They were much like poets in this way Picture Quote #1

I am aware that a computer can’t create a poem, but neither can a typewriter Picture Quote #1

That’s how it is with books, isn’t it: They’re not in a hurry. They’ll wait for you till you’re ready. People empty me. I have to go away to refill Picture Quote #1

The worst thing for a writer is to know another writer, and worse than that, to know a number of other writers. Like flies on the same turd Picture Quote #1

The male, for all his bravado and exploration, is the loyal one, the one who generally feels love. The female is skilled at betrayal and torture and damnation Picture Quote #1

I don’t understand people, never will. It looks like I got to travel pretty much alone Picture Quote #1

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Some people like what you do, some people hate what you do, but most people simply don’t give a damn (Charles Bukowski Quotes) Writing is like going to bed with a beautiful woman and afterwards she gets up, goes to her purse and gives me a handful of money (Charles Bukowski Quotes) And don’t forget: time is meant to be wasted, love fails and death is useless (Charles Bukowski Quotes) If you’re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don’t even start (Charles Bukowski Quotes) Cautiously, I allowed myself to feel good at times. I found moments of peace in cheap rooms just staring at the knobs of some dresser or listening to the rain in the dark. The less I needed the better I felt (Charles Bukowski Quotes) I am a series of small victories and large defeats and I am as amazed as any other that I have gotten from there to here (Charles Bukowski Quotes) No matter how little a man has he will find that he will always settle for less (Charles Bukowski Quotes) If I hadn’t been a drunkard, I probably would have committed suicide long ago (Charles Bukowski Quotes) I am ashamed to be a member of the human race but I don’t want to add any more to that shame, I want to scrape a little of it off (Charles Bukowski Quotes) The worst men have the best jobs the best men have the worst jobs or are unemployed or locked in madhouses (Charles Bukowski Quotes) I got lost somehow, began staring up her legs. I was always a leg man. It was the first thing I saw when I was born. But then I was trying to get out. Ever since I have been working in the other direction and with pretty lousy luck (Charles Bukowski Quotes) As we go on with our lives we tend to forget that the jails and the hospitals and the madhouses and the graveyards are packed (Charles Bukowski Quotes) You can forgive a fool because he only runs in one direction and doesn’t deceive anybody. It’s the deceivers who make you feel bad (Charles Bukowski Quotes) With me, my main vision for life was to avoid as many people as possible. The less people I saw the better I felt (Charles Bukowski Quotes) I’ve never been lonely. I like myself. I’m the best form of entertainment I have. Let’s drink more wine! (Charles Bukowski Quotes) Bad luck for the young poet would be a rich father, an early marriage, an early success or the ability to do anything well (Charles Bukowski Quotes) The wisest thing to do if you’re living in hell is to make yourself comfortable (Charles Bukowski Quotes) I’m very clever at hiding poems perhaps more clever than I am at writing them (Charles Bukowski Quotes) People were interesting at first. Then later, slowly but surely, all the flaws and madness would manifest themselves. I would become less and less to them; they would mean less and less to me (Charles Bukowski Quotes) Basically, that’s why I wrote: to save my ass, to save my ass from the madhouse, from the streets, from myself (Charles Bukowski Quotes) I’ll get back to the whores and the horses and the booze, while there’s time (Charles Bukowski Quotes) I would give anything for a female’s hand on me tonight. they soften a man and then leave him listening to the rain (Charles Bukowski Quotes) To not to have entirely wasted one’s life seems to be a worthy accomplishment, if only for myself (Charles Bukowski Quotes) There’s a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but I pour whiskey on him and inhale cigarette smoke and the whores and the bartenders and the grocery clerks never know that he’s in there (Charles Bukowski Quotes) People were usually much better in their letters than in reality. They were much like poets in this way (Charles Bukowski Quotes) I am aware that a computer can’t create a poem, but neither can a typewriter (Charles Bukowski Quotes) That’s how it is with books, isn’t it: They’re not in a hurry. They’ll wait for you till you’re ready. People empty me. I have to go away to refill (Charles Bukowski Quotes) The worst thing for a writer is to know another writer, and worse than that, to know a number of other writers. Like flies on the same turd (Charles Bukowski Quotes) The male, for all his bravado and exploration, is the loyal one, the one who generally feels love. The female is skilled at betrayal and torture and damnation (Charles Bukowski Quotes) I don’t understand people, never will. It looks like I got to travel pretty much alone (Charles Bukowski Quotes)

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