I never felt right being alone; sometimes it felt good but it never felt right.
Charles Bukowski
Loneliness Struggles, Mixed Feelings, Personal Solitude, Emotional Conflict, Honest Reflection, Human Need
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Relaxed Mask | Sadness Shared | Nature’s Beauty | Reality Capture | Political Apathy | Misunderstood Messages | Gender Insights | Artistic Truth | Human Dullness | Inspirational Words | Deep Loneliness | Subtle Emptiness | Creative Integrity | Life In New York | Flowers | Human Shame | Drink | Emotional Confusion | Unrealized Goals | Thought Control | More
More Charles Bukowski Quotes
“Hemingway and Saroyan had the line, the magic of it. The problem was that Hemingway didn’t know how to laugh and Saroyan was filled with sugar.” Charles Bukowski
Literary Commentary, Writing Styles, Art Reflection, Humor Critique, Author Contrast, Creative Inspiration
Charles Bukowski Literary Commentary, Writing Styles, Art Reflection, Humor Critique, Author Contrast, Creative Inspiration“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
Writing Passion, Creative Drive, Artistic Choice, Writing, Passion, Art
Charles Bukowski Writing Passion, Creative Drive, Artistic Choice, Writing, Passion, Art“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“The centuries are sprinkled with rare magic with divine creatures who help us get past the common and extraordinary ills that beset us.” Charles Bukowski
Divine Magic, Rare Individuals, Centuries Reflection, Overcoming Ills, Historical Perspective, Life Healers
Charles Bukowski Divine Magic, Rare Individuals, Centuries Reflection, Overcoming Ills, Historical Perspective, Life Healers“Some people have written that my writing has helped them go on. It has helped me too. The writing, the roses, the 9 cats.” Charles Bukowski
Writing Therapy, Creative Impact, Personal Solace, Literary Influence, Writing Journey, Emotional Recovery
Charles Bukowski Writing Therapy, Creative Impact, Personal Solace, Literary Influence, Writing Journey, Emotional Recovery“I had no feeling for the things so many others needed.” Charles Bukowski
Emotional Disconnection, Personal Apathy, Differing Needs, Human Emotions, Social Isolation, Individual Priorities
Charles Bukowski Emotional Disconnection, Personal Apathy, Differing Needs, Human Emotions, Social Isolation, Individual Priorities“My objection to war was not that I had to kill somebody or be killed senselessly, that hardly mattered. What I objected to was to be denied the right to sit in a small room and starve and drink cheap wine and go crazy in my own way and at my own leisure.” Charles Bukowski
War Critique, Personal Freedom, Life Choices, War, Freedom, Choices
Charles Bukowski War Critique, Personal Freedom, Life Choices, War, Freedom, Choices“I was so thin I could slice bread with my shoulder blades, only I seldom had bread.” Charles Bukowski
Physical Struggles, Poverty Reflection, Existential Irony, Personal Hardships, Food Scarcity, Inner Humor
Charles Bukowski Physical Struggles, Poverty Reflection, Existential Irony, Personal Hardships, Food Scarcity, Inner Humor“Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit.” Charles Bukowski
Creative Expression, Wild Passion, Artistic Freedom, Music, Passion, Creativity
Charles Bukowski Creative Expression, Wild Passion, Artistic Freedom, Music, Passion, Creativity“As a recluse I couldn’t bear traffic. It had nothing to do with jealousy, I simply disliked people, crowds, anywhere, except at my readings. People diminished me, they sucked me dry.” Charles Bukowski
Crowd Avoidance, Social Dislike, Personal Space, Solitude, Disconnection, People
Charles Bukowski Crowd Avoidance, Social Dislike, Personal Space, Solitude, Disconnection, People“You just rebel against everything. How are you going to survive? I don’t know. I’m already tired.” Charles Bukowski
Rebellious Spirit, Survival Struggles, Inner Conflict, Weariness, Nonconformity, Emotional Exhaustion
Charles Bukowski Rebellious Spirit, Survival Struggles, Inner Conflict, Weariness, Nonconformity, Emotional Exhaustion“If you are going to try, go all the way or don’t even start. If you follow it you will be alive with the gods. It is the only good fight there is.” Charles Bukowski
Commitment Power, All-In Strategy, Personal Achievement, Commitment, Strategy, Achievement
Charles Bukowski Commitment Power, All-In Strategy, Personal Achievement, Commitment, Strategy, Achievement“And there I was, 225 pounds, perpetually lost and confused, short legs, ape-like upper body, all chest, no neck, head too large, blurred eyes, hair uncombed, 6 feet of geek, waiting for her.” Charles Bukowski
Self-Deprecation, Physical Description, Geek Identity, Romantic Hope, Human Imperfections, Confused State
Charles Bukowski Self-Deprecation, Physical Description, Geek Identity, Romantic Hope, Human Imperfections, Confused State“Joan of Arc had style. Jesus had style.” Charles Bukowski
Historical Icons, Unique Style, Inspirational Figures, Joan, Jesus, Style
Charles Bukowski Historical Icons, Unique Style, Inspirational Figures, Joan, Jesus, Style“I can relax with bums because I am a bum. I don't like laws, morals, religions, rules. I don't like to be shaped by society.” Charles Bukowski
Relaxed Living, Rejecting Rules, Individual Freedom, Bums, Society, Morals
Charles Bukowski Relaxed Living, Rejecting Rules, Individual Freedom, Bums, Society, Morals“Turgenev was a very serious fellow but he could make me laugh because a truth first encountered can be very funny. When someone else’s truth is the same as your truth, and he seems to be saying it just for you, that’s great.” Charles Bukowski
Shared Truths, Literary Insights, Thoughtful Humor, Truth, Turgenev, Laugh
Charles Bukowski Shared Truths, Literary Insights, Thoughtful Humor, Truth, Turgenev, Laugh“I don't like jail, they got the wrong kind of bars in there.” Charles Bukowski
Prison Humor, Wrong Bars, Life Freedom, Jail, Humor, Freedom
Charles Bukowski Prison Humor, Wrong Bars, Life Freedom, Jail, Humor, Freedom“Why did I come here? I thought. Why is it always only a matter of choosing between something bad and something worse?” Charles Bukowski
Existential Question, Life Dilemma, Personal Crisis, Question, Crisis, Dilemma
Charles Bukowski Existential Question, Life Dilemma, Personal Crisis, Question, Crisis, Dilemma