I was a man who thrived on solitude; without it I was like another man without food or water. Each day without solitude weakened me. I took no pride in my solitude; but I was dependent on it. The darkness of the room was like sunlight to me.
Charles Bukowski
Necessary Solitude, Emotional Dependency, Creative Isolation, Inner Strength, Darkness Comfort, Personal Need
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“All a guy needed was a chance. Somebody was always controlling who got a chance and who didn’t.” Charles Bukowski
Missed Opportunities, Systemic Barriers, Simple Aspirations, Chance, Control, Opportunity
Charles Bukowski Missed Opportunities, Systemic Barriers, Simple Aspirations, Chance, Control, Opportunity“Bad taste creates many more millionaires than good taste.” Charles Bukowski
Millionaire Trends, Taste Impact, Cultural Critique, Taste, Millionaires, Culture
Charles Bukowski Millionaire Trends, Taste Impact, Cultural Critique, Taste, Millionaires, Culture“I’m not the cruel type, but they are, and that’s the secret.” Charles Bukowski
Cruelty Contrast, Personal Insight, Secret Truth, Cruelty, Insight, Truth
Charles Bukowski Cruelty Contrast, Personal Insight, Secret Truth, Cruelty, Insight, Truth“I was glad I wasn’t in love, that I wasn’t happy with the world. I like being at odds with everything. People in love often become edgy, dangerous. They lose their sense of perspective. They lose their sense of humor. They become nervous, psychotic bores. They even become killers.” Charles Bukowski
Being At Odds, Dangerous Love, Psychotic Minds, Emotional Perspective, Worldly Happiness, Relationship Humor
Charles Bukowski Being At Odds, Dangerous Love, Psychotic Minds, Emotional Perspective, Worldly Happiness, Relationship Humor“I have one problem, I don’t hate people. They disgust me and I want to get away from them. I do not have hatred. I have an escape mechanism.” Charles Bukowski
People Disgust, Escape Mechanism, Social Reflections, Emotional Distance, Personal Views, Human Nature
Charles Bukowski People Disgust, Escape Mechanism, Social Reflections, Emotional Distance, Personal Views, Human Nature“Don’t wait for the good woman. She doesn’t exist.” Charles Bukowski
Romantic Disillusionment, Life Philosophy, Love Expectations, Love, Philosophy, Disillusionment
Charles Bukowski Romantic Disillusionment, Life Philosophy, Love Expectations, Love, Philosophy, Disillusionment“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“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“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“There would never be a way for me to live comfortably with people. Maybe I’d become a monk. I’d pretend to believe in God and live in a cubicle, play an organ and stay drunk on wine.” Charles Bukowski
Solitude Desire, Religious Escape, Life Isolation, Monk, Solitude, Religion
Charles Bukowski Solitude Desire, Religious Escape, Life Isolation, Monk, Solitude, Religion“The thing that I fear discriminating against is humor and truth.” Charles Bukowski
Fearless Humor, Protecting Truth, Emotional Balance, Humor, Truth, Fear
Charles Bukowski Fearless Humor, Protecting Truth, Emotional Balance, Humor, Truth, Fear“But she projected vitality – you knew that she was there.” Charles Bukowski
Radiant Presence, Vital Energy, Memorable Impact, Observational Life, Human Vibrancy, Notable Individuals
Charles Bukowski Radiant Presence, Vital Energy, Memorable Impact, Observational Life, Human Vibrancy, Notable Individuals“I take much pleasure in being alone but there is also a strange warm grace in not being alone.” Charles Bukowski
Social Balance, Human Needs, Honest Reflection, Alone, Grace, Balance
Charles Bukowski Social Balance, Human Needs, Honest Reflection, Alone, Grace, Balance“Sometimes I've called writing a disease. If so, I'm glad that it caught me.” Charles Bukowski
Creative Addiction, Writer’s Life, Embracing Art, Writing, Disease, Art
Charles Bukowski Creative Addiction, Writer’s Life, Embracing Art, Writing, Disease, Art“The area dividing the brain and the soul Is affected in many ways by experience – Some lose all mind and become soul: insane. Some lose all soul and become mind: intellectual. Some lose both and become: accepted.” Charles Bukowski
Mind And Soul, Experience Impact, Insanity Reflection, Intellectual Loss, Accepted Reality, Philosophical Depth
Charles Bukowski Mind And Soul, Experience Impact, Insanity Reflection, Intellectual Loss, Accepted Reality, Philosophical Depth“I’m a genius but nobody knows it but me.”” Charles Bukowski
Self Confidence, Hidden Genius, Personal Struggles, Confidence, Genius, Struggles
Charles Bukowski Self Confidence, Hidden Genius, Personal Struggles, Confidence, Genius, Struggles“Banion wondered which was worse – being sodomized by aliens, or having to sit through two hours of Charles Ives.” Charles Bukowski
Dark Humor, Personal Preferences, Satirical Choices, Unique Comparisons, Alien Oddity, Artistic Critique
Charles Bukowski Dark Humor, Personal Preferences, Satirical Choices, Unique Comparisons, Alien Oddity, Artistic Critique“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