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there are worse things than being alone but it often takes decades to realize this and most often when you do it's too late and there's nothing worse than too late
Charles Bukowski
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Charles Bukowski
Age: 73 †
Born: 1920
Born: August 16
Died: 1994
Died: March 9
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