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Maybe when I get in the grave, things will be beautiful.

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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it is all ash and dry leaves and grief gone like an ocean liner.
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I write as a function. Without it I would fall ill and die. It's as much a part of one as the liver or intestine, and just about as glamorous.
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my hands dead my heart dead silence adagio of rocks the world ablaze that's the best for me.
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there's no clarity. there was never meant to be clarity.
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There is no hurry. Time means nothing to you.
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The writer has no responsibility other than to jack off in bed alone and write a good page.
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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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I'm too careless. I don't put out enough effort. I'm tired.
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