Are you becoming what you’ve always hated?
Charles Bukowski
Self Reflection, Identity Crisis, Personal Change, Self, Change, Hate
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“Learn, he says, that there will be hours, days and months ahead of feeling absolutely terrible and nothing can change that; neither new girlfriends, health professionals, changes of diet, dope, humility, or God.” Charles Bukowski
Emotional Struggle, Accepting Pain, Unchanging Life, Struggle, Pain, Acceptance
Charles Bukowski Emotional Struggle, Accepting Pain, Unchanging Life, Struggle, Pain, Acceptance“I guess for me Hemingway is a lot like it is for others: he goes down well when we are young.” Charles Bukowski
Youthful Hemingway, Literary Phase, Writer’s Appeal, Hemingway, Youth, Literature
Charles Bukowski Youthful Hemingway, Literary Phase, Writer’s Appeal, Hemingway, Youth, Literature“What a woman wants is a reaction. What a man wants is a woman.” Charles Bukowski
Gender Dynamics, Simple Truths, Relationship Humor, Woman, Man, Reaction
Charles Bukowski Gender Dynamics, Simple Truths, Relationship Humor, Woman, Man, Reaction“It's when you begin to lie to yourself in a poem in order to simply make a poem, that you fail.” Charles Bukowski
Poetic Honesty, Artistic Truths, Writing Integrity, Poem, Honesty, Integrity
Charles Bukowski Poetic Honesty, Artistic Truths, Writing Integrity, Poem, Honesty, Integrity“A love like that was a serious illness, an illness from which you never entirely recover.” Charles Bukowski
Unrequited Love, Emotional Pain, Lasting Impact, Romantic Longing, Poetic Depth, Vulnerable Truth
Charles Bukowski Unrequited Love, Emotional Pain, Lasting Impact, Romantic Longing, Poetic Depth, Vulnerable Truth“Sometimes I feel as if we are all trapped in a movie. We know our lines, where to walk, how to act, only there is no camera. Yet, we can’t break out of the movie. And it’s a bad one.” Charles Bukowski
Existential Traps, Life Drama, Unique Analogy, Movie, Trapped, Acting
Charles Bukowski Existential Traps, Life Drama, Unique Analogy, Movie, Trapped, Acting“Slavery was never abolished, it was only extended to include all the colors.” Charles Bukowski
Modern Slavery, Social Oppression, Extended Injustice, Racial Reflections, Systemic Inequality, Historical Continuity
Charles Bukowski Modern Slavery, Social Oppression, Extended Injustice, Racial Reflections, Systemic Inequality, Historical Continuity“Love is a fog that burns with the first daylight of reality.” Charles Bukowski
Love Fog, Reality Burn, Emotional Contrast, Love, Reality, Fog
Charles Bukowski Love Fog, Reality Burn, Emotional Contrast, Love, Reality, Fog“We’ve died so many times now that we can only wonder why we still care.” Charles Bukowski
Death Reflection, Emotional Weariness, Life Questions, Death, Care, Existence
Charles Bukowski Death Reflection, Emotional Weariness, Life Questions, Death, Care, Existence“Love breaks my bones and I laugh.” Charles Bukowski
Love Pain, Emotional Resilience, Paradox Of Feelings, Romantic Hardships, Inner Strength, Love’s Irony
Charles Bukowski Love Pain, Emotional Resilience, Paradox Of Feelings, Romantic Hardships, Inner Strength, Love’s Irony“Most people’s deaths are a sham. There’s nothing left to die.” Charles Bukowski
Life Truth, Death Reflection, Existential Crisis, Death, Life, Truth
Charles Bukowski Life Truth, Death Reflection, Existential Crisis, Death, Life, Truth“If you can’t write the next line, well, you’re dead. The past doesn’t matter.” Charles Bukowski
Creative Block, Writing Struggle, Life Continuation, Writing, Past, Inspiration
Charles Bukowski Creative Block, Writing Struggle, Life Continuation, Writing, Past, Inspiration“Once she had been a little girl, someday she would be dead, but now she was showing me her upper legs.” Charles Bukowski
Life Mortality, Feminine Power, Aging Process, Life, Power, Mortality
Charles Bukowski Life Mortality, Feminine Power, Aging Process, Life, Power, Mortality“I have no time for things that have no soul.” Charles Bukowski
Soulful Living, Time Value, Emotional Depth, Meaningful Pursuits, Purposeful Choices, Passionate Beliefs
Charles Bukowski Soulful Living, Time Value, Emotional Depth, Meaningful Pursuits, Purposeful Choices, Passionate Beliefs“I’ve found out why men sign their names to their works- not that they created them but more than the others did not.” Charles Bukowski
Creative Pride, Unique Ownership, Thoughtful Observation, Names, Works, Creation
Charles Bukowski Creative Pride, Unique Ownership, Thoughtful Observation, Names, Works, Creation“Lawyers, doctors, plumbers, they all made the money. Writers? Writers starved. Writers suicided. Writers went mad.” Charles Bukowski
Writer Struggle, Career Madness, Starved Creators, Writing, Careers, Survival
Charles Bukowski Writer Struggle, Career Madness, Starved Creators, Writing, Careers, Survival“We have wasted History like a bunch of drunks shooting dice back in the men's crapper of the local bar.” Charles Bukowski
Historical Reflection, Life’s Waste, Social Commentary, History, Reflection, Waste
Charles Bukowski Historical Reflection, Life’s Waste, Social Commentary, History, Reflection, Waste“There’s a light somewhere. It may not be much light but it beats the darkness.” Charles Bukowski
Hope Symbolism, Light Imagery, Positive Thoughts, Light, Darkness, Hope
Charles Bukowski Hope Symbolism, Light Imagery, Positive Thoughts, Light, Darkness, Hope