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It's better to do a dull thing with style than a dangerous thing without it.
Charles Bukowski
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Charles Bukowski
Age: 73 †
Born: 1920
Born: August 16
Died: 1994
Died: March 9
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Henry Charles Bukowski
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Bullfighting can be an art Boxing can be an art Loving can be an art Opening a can of sardines can be an art
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it is all ash and dry leaves and grief gone like an ocean liner.
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Four days alone with nothing. Emerge empowered. The first human face you see will knock you back 50%.
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People need me. I fill them. If they can't see me for a while they get desperate, they get sick. But if I see them too often I get sick. It's hard to feed without getting fed.
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