American - Author | August 16, 1920 - March 9, 1994
My love is a hummingbird sitting that quiet moment on the bough, as the same cat crouches.
Charles Bukowski
LoveMomentLove IsQuietSitting
To do a dull thing with style-now that's what I call art.
ArtCallDullThing
My writing is jagged and harsh, I want it to remain that way; I don't want it smoothed out.
WritingWantWayOutHarshRemain
The thing that I fear discriminating against is humor and truth.
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We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.
LiveDeathLaughWillOddsHere
You begin saving the world by saving one man at a time; all else is grandiose romanticism or politics.
TimePoliticsManWorldYouBegin
The free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it - basically because you feel good, very good, when you are near or with them.
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There are women who can make you feel more with their bodies and their souls, but these are the exact women who will turn the knife into you right in front of the crowd. Of course, I expect this, but the knife still cuts.
WomenFeelYouKnifeWillRight
There will always be something to ruin our lives, it all depends on what or which finds us first. We are always ripe and ready to be taken.
ReadyWillFirstAlwaysSomething
It's possible to love a human being if you don't know them too well.
LoveYouKnowPossibleHumanWell
Even though I write about the human race, the further away from them, the better I feel. Two miles is great; two thousand miles is beautiful.
BeautifulGreatBetterFeelRace
Somebody once asked me what my theory of life was, and I said, 'Don't try.' That fits the writing, too. I don't try; I just type.
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