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But she projected vitality - you knew that she was there.
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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the whole world is caught in her glance and at last the universe is magnificent.
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So, that’s what they wanted: lies. Beautiful lies. That’s what they needed. People were fools. It was going to be easy for me.
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Where some god pissed a rain of reason to make things grow only to die.
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