“ I often stood in front of the mirror alone, wondering how ugly a person could get. Charles Bukowski
“ Beasts bounding through time. Van Gogh writing his brother for paintsHemingway testing his shotgunCeline going broke as a doctor of medicinethe impossibility of being humanVillon expelled from Paris f… Charles Bukowski
“ That your power of commandwith simple language wasone of the magnificent things ofour century.(from the poem: result) Charles Bukowski
“ Like anybody can tell you, I am not a very nice man. I don't know the word. I have always admired the villain, the outlaw, the son of a bitch. I don't like the clean-shaven boy with the necktie and th… Charles Bukowski
“ When we were kidslaying around the lawnon ourbellies we often talkedabouthowwe'd like todie andwe allagreed on thesamething; we'd alllike to diefucking (althoughnone of ushaddone anyfucking) and nowth… Charles Bukowski
“ Girlsplease give yourbodies and yourlivestothe young menwhodeserve thembesidesthere isno wayI would welcometheintolerabledullsenseless hellyou would bringmeandI wish youluckin bedandoutbut notinmineth… Charles Bukowski
“ There’s nothing todiscussthere’s nothing torememberthere’s nothing toforgetit’s sadand it’s notsadseems themost sensiblethinga person can doissitwith drink inhandas the wallswavetheir goodbyesmilesone… Charles Bukowski
“ Basically, that's why I wrote: to save my ass, to save my ass from the madhouse, from the streets, from myself. Charles Bukowski
“ Yes Yeswhen God created love he didn't help most when God created dogs He didn't help dogs when God created plants that was average when God created hate we had a standard utility when God created me… Charles Bukowski
“ Frankly, I was horrified by life, at what a man had to do simply in order to eat, sleep, and keep himself clothed. So I stayed in bed and drank. When you drank the world was still out there, but for t… Charles Bukowski
