I have loved you woman as surely as I have named you rust and sand and nylon.
Charles Bukowski
Romantic Expression, Love Declaration, Poetic Imagery, Love, Expression, Imagery
Charles Bukowski’s Quotes On Topics
Unfulfilled Dreams | Forgiveness | Labor Exploitation | Human | Social Critique | Writing Styles | Inner Hell | Books Escape | Hatred | Reality Frustration | Personal Discontent | Toxic Relationships | Love Conflicts | Life Escape | Personal Choices | Life Hardship | Ambition Conflicts | Cry | Economic Critique | Candy Nostalgia | More
More Charles Bukowski Quotes
“They swallow God without thinking, they swallow country without thinking. Soon they forget how to think, they let others think for them.” Charles Bukowski
Social Critique, Thought Control, Blind Faith, Faith, Control, Society
Charles Bukowski Social Critique, Thought Control, Blind Faith, Faith, Control, Society“Invent yourself and then reinvent yourself.” Charles Bukowski
Personal Growth, Self Reinvention, Identity Change, Self, Transformation, Progress
Charles Bukowski Personal Growth, Self Reinvention, Identity Change, Self, Transformation, Progress“I do not like the human race. I don't like their heads, I don't like their faces, I don't like their feet, I don't like their conversations, I don't like their hairdos, I don't like their automobiles.” Charles Bukowski
Human Critique, Disdain Society, Personal Preferences, Humanity, Society, Critique
Charles Bukowski Human Critique, Disdain Society, Personal Preferences, Humanity, Society, Critique“We don’t even ask happiness, just a little less pain.” Charles Bukowski
Pain Reduction, Happiness Absence, Life Requests, Emotional Reality, Contentment Struggles, Human Experience
Charles Bukowski Pain Reduction, Happiness Absence, Life Requests, Emotional Reality, Contentment Struggles, Human Experience“It began as a mistake.” Charles Bukowski
Unexpected Start, Unintended Events, Irony Of Life, Mistake, Beginnings, Change
Charles Bukowski Unexpected Start, Unintended Events, Irony Of Life, Mistake, Beginnings, Change“That’s what friendship is, sharing the prejudice of experience.” Charles Bukowski
Bonded Experiences, Friendship Meaning, Honest Insight, Prejudice, Experience, Friendship
Charles Bukowski Bonded Experiences, Friendship Meaning, Honest Insight, Prejudice, Experience, Friendship“The public takes from a writer, or a writing, what it needs and lets the remainder go. but what they take is usually what they need least and what they let go is what they need most.” Charles Bukowski
Writer’s Insight, Public Perception, Misunderstood Messages, Creative Reflection, Artistic Truth, Poetic Wisdom
Charles Bukowski Writer’s Insight, Public Perception, Misunderstood Messages, Creative Reflection, Artistic Truth, Poetic Wisdom“Art is its own excuse, and it’s either Art or it’s something else. It’s either a poem or a piece of cheese.” Charles Bukowski
Artistic Integrity, Creative Identity, Artistic Comparison, Poetic Essence, Creative Humor, Artistic Standards
Charles Bukowski Artistic Integrity, Creative Identity, Artistic Comparison, Poetic Essence, Creative Humor, Artistic Standards“To experience real agony is something hard to write about, impossible to understand while it grips you; you’re frightened out of your wits, can’t sit still, move, or even go decently insane.” Charles Bukowski
Agonizing Pain, Writing Challenges, Emotional Paralysis, Frightened States, Mental Struggles, Unspoken Suffering
Charles Bukowski Agonizing Pain, Writing Challenges, Emotional Paralysis, Frightened States, Mental Struggles, Unspoken Suffering“I am not a man who looks for solutions in God or politics. If somebody else wants to do the dirty work and create a better world for us and he can do it, I will accept it.” Charles Bukowski
Personal Philosophy, Existential Reflection, Political Apathy, Spiritual Independence, Social Commentary, World Change
Charles Bukowski Personal Philosophy, Existential Reflection, Political Apathy, Spiritual Independence, Social Commentary, World Change“You can forgive a fool because he only runs in one direction and doesn’t deceive anybody. It’s the deceivers who make you feel bad.” Charles Bukowski
Forgiveness, Deception, Emotional Clarity, Fool, Deception, Forgiveness
Charles Bukowski Forgiveness, Deception, Emotional Clarity, Fool, Deception, Forgiveness“I was only photographing in words the reality of it all.” Charles Bukowski
Artistic Expression, Word Photography, Reality Capture, Art, Reality, Expression
Charles Bukowski Artistic Expression, Word Photography, Reality Capture, Art, Reality, Expression“I’m going, she said. I love you but you’re crazy, you’re doomed.” Charles Bukowski
Relationship Struggles, Emotional Departure, Love Departure, Love, Departure, Struggle
Charles Bukowski Relationship Struggles, Emotional Departure, Love Departure, Love, Departure, Struggle“The night kept coming on in and there was nothing I could do.” Charles Bukowski
Existential Helplessness, Night Struggle, Personal Defeat, Helplessness, Struggle, Defeat
Charles Bukowski Existential Helplessness, Night Struggle, Personal Defeat, Helplessness, Struggle, Defeat“The more crap you believe, the better off you are.” Charles Bukowski
Belief Systems, Life Simplicity, Questioning Reality, Truth, Knowledge, Perception
Charles Bukowski Belief Systems, Life Simplicity, Questioning Reality, Truth, Knowledge, Perception“If you want to know who your friends are, get yourself a jail sentence.” Charles Bukowski
True Friends, Adversity Tests, Loyalty Check, Friends, Jail, Loyalty
Charles Bukowski True Friends, Adversity Tests, Loyalty Check, Friends, Jail, Loyalty“The pest, in a sense, is a very superior being to us: he knows where to find us and how – usually in the bath or in sexual intercourse or asleep.” Charles Bukowski
Pest Nature, Human Vulnerability, Personal Invasion, Pest, Vulnerability, Invasion
Charles Bukowski Pest Nature, Human Vulnerability, Personal Invasion, Pest, Vulnerability, Invasion“Don’t let anybody tell you different. Life begins at 65.” Charles Bukowski
New Beginnings, Aging Gracefully, Positive Outlook, Life, Aging, Wisdom
Charles Bukowski New Beginnings, Aging Gracefully, Positive Outlook, Life, Aging, Wisdom