Those who have been writing literature have not been writing life. Charles Bukowski lifeliteraturewrite Change image and share on social
We're all going to die, all of us; what a circus! That alone should make us love each other, but it doesn't. We are terrorized and flattened by trivialities. We are eaten up by nothing. Charles Bukowski circusdieeat Change image and share on social
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. Charles Bukowski beautifulfeelgreat Change image and share on social
I don't like the clean-shaven boy with the necktie and the good job. I like desperate men, men with broken teeth and broken minds and broken ways. They interest me. They are full of surprises and explosions. Charles Bukowski boybreakclean share on social
I only type every third night. I have no plan. My mind is a blank. I sit down. The typewriter gives me things I don't even know I'm working on. It's a free lunch. A free dinner. I don't know how long it is going to continue, but so far there is nothing easier than writing. Charles Bukowski blankcontinuedinner share on social
Show me a man who lives alone and has a perpetually clean kitchen, and 8 times out of 9 I'll show you a man with detestable spiritual qualities. Charles Bukowski cleandetestablekitchen Change image and share on social