My days, my years, my life has seen up and downs, lights and darknesses. If I wrote only and continually of the 'light' and never mentioned the other, then as an artist, I would be a liar. Charles Bukowski artistcontinuallydarkness Change image and share on social
My love is a hummingbird sitting that quiet moment on the bough, as the same cat crouches. Charles Bukowski boughcatcrouch Change image and share on social
I have no definite talent or trade, and how I stay alive is largely a matter of magic. Charles Bukowski alivedefinitelargely Change image and share on social
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. Charles Bukowski dependfindlive Change image and share on social
You begin saving the world by saving one man at a time; all else is grandiose romanticism or politics. Charles Bukowski begingrandioseman Change image and share on social
When everything works best, it's not because you chose writing but because writing chose you. It's when you're mad with it, it's when it's stuffed in your ears, your nostrils, under your fingernails. It's when there's no hope but that. Charles Bukowski chooseearfingernail share on social
Bad taste creates many more millionaires than good taste. Charles Bukowski badcreategood Change image and share on social
Having a bunch of cats around is good. If you're feeling bad, you just look at the cats, you'll feel better because they know that everything is just as it is. There's nothing to get excited about. They just know. They're saviours. Charles Bukowski badbunchcat share on social
What my character is or how many jails I have lounged in, or wards or walls or wassails, how many lonely-heart poetry readings I have dodged, is beside the point. A man's soul or lack of it will be evident with what he can carve upon a white sheet of paper. Charles Bukowski carvecharacterdodge share on social
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. Charles Bukowski askfitlife Change image and share on social