“there is a place in the heart thatwill never be filleda spaceand even during thebest momentsandthe greatest timestimeswe will know itwe will know itmore thaneverthere is a place in the heart thatwill never be filledandwe will waitandwaitin that space.”
— Charles Bukowski“Poetry is what happens when nothing else can.”
— Charles Bukowski“It was like the beginning of life and laughter. It was the real meaning of the sun”
— Charles Bukowski“be it peace or happinesslet it enfold you”
— Charles Bukowski“some moments are nice, some arenicer, some are even worthwritingabout.”
— Charles Bukowski“If I never see you again I will always carry youinsideoutsideon my fingertipsand at brain edgesand in centerscentersof what I am ofwhat remains.”
— Charles Bukowski“regret is mostly caused by not havingdone anything.”
— Charles Bukowski“having nothing to struggleagainstthey have nothing to strugglefor.”
— Charles Bukowski“Life's as kind as you let it be.”
— Charles Bukowski“the worst thing, he told me,is bitterness, people end up sobitter.”
— Charles Bukowski“there's no clarity.there was never meant to be clarity.”
— Charles Bukowski“What is your advice to young writers?” “Drink, fuck and smoke plenty of cigarettes.”
— Charles Bukowski“I often stood in front of the mirror alone, wondering how ugly a person could get.”
— Charles Bukowski“when I am feelinglowall i have to do iswatch my catsand mycouragereturns”
— Charles Bukowski“some men neverdieand some men neverlivebut we're all alivetonight.”
— Charles Bukowski“where some god pissed a rain of reason to make things grow only to die,”
— Charles BukowskiThe problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.
— Charles Bukowski