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Henry Charles Bukowski (August 16, 1920 - March 9, 1994), was a German American poet, novelist, and short story writer

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An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.

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Bobby handed me a Columbian and I took a hit.

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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 the moment it didn’t have you by the throat.

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I didn't have any friends at school, didn't want any. I felt better being alone. I sat on a bench and watched the others play and they looked foolish to me.

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I never met another man I'd rather be. And even if that's a delusion, it's a lucky one.

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I was no petty thief, I wanted the world or nothing.

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I wasn't a misanthrope and I wasn't a misogynist but I liked being alone. It felt good to sit alone in a small space and smoke and drink. I had always been good company for myself.

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love breaks my bones and I laugh.

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Some moments are nice, some are nicer, some are even worth writing about.

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some people never go crazy. what truly horrible lives they must lead.

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The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubt, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.

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You begin saving the world by saving one person at a time all else is grandiose romanticism or politics.

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You begin saving the world by saving one person at a time; all else is grandiose romanticism or politics.

– Charles Bukowski

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