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quotes by topic bukowski

" I believe that to be the world's greatest livingwriterthere must be somethingterribly wrong with you.I don't even want to be the world's greatestdead writer.just being dead would be fairenough. "

Charles Bukowski

Death , bukowski

" I paid, got up, walkedto the door, openedit.I heard the mansay, "that guy'snuts."out on the street Iwalked northfeelingcuriouslyhonored. "

Charles Bukowski

Crazy , bukowski

" the best part waspulling down theshadesstuffing the doorbellwith ragsputting the phonein therefrigeratorand going to bedfor 3 or 4days. and the next bestpartwasnobody evermissedme. "

Charles Bukowski

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" sometimes when everything seems atits worstwhen all conspiresand gnawsand the hours, days, weeksyearsseem wasted ‚Äì stretched there upon my bedin the darklooking upward at the ceilingi get what many will consider anobnoxious thought:it‚Äôs still nice to beBukowski. "

Charles Bukowski

Ego , bukowski

" where some god pissed a rain of reason to make things grow only to die, "

Charles Bukowski

Poetry , bukowski

" that your power of commandwith simple language wasone of the magnificent things ofour century.(from the poem: result) "

Charles Bukowski

command , bukowski

" I remember yoursaying: "make itor break it."neither happened anditwon't. "

Charles Bukowski

Poetry , bukowski

" It got so bad that Al thoughtmaybe it washimso he went to a shrinkand askedand the shrink said,"you're one of the sanest menI've ever met."poor Al.that made him feelworse than ever. "

Charles Bukowski

Poetry , bukowski

" crawled like a blind slug into the web "

Charles Bukowski

Poetry , bukowski

" There is only one place to write and that is alone at a typewriter. The writer who has to go into the streets is a writer who does not know the streets. . . when you leave your typewriter you leave your machine gun and the rats come pouring through. "

Charles Bukowski

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