I wish to weep but sorrow is stupid. I wish to believe but belief is a graveyard.
Charles Bukowski
Stupid Sorrow, Dead Belief, Emotional Conflict, Sorrow, Belief, Despair
Charles Bukowski’s Quotes On Topics
Fear Of Death | Risky Joys | Betting | Censorship | Emotional Recovery | Hangover Reflection | Poetic Imagery | Machinery | Memory Forever | Fame | Dangerous Love | Payday | Reading Youth | Foolish Behaviors | Art Expression | Loss | Social Struggles | Evil | Writer’s Block | Confidence Paradox | More
More Charles Bukowski Quotes
“Even though I write about the human race, the further away from them, the better I feel. Two miles is great; two thousand miles is beautiful.” Charles Bukowski
Distance From Humanity, Human Connection, Writing Reflection, Humanity, Writing, Isolation
Charles Bukowski Distance From Humanity, Human Connection, Writing Reflection, Humanity, Writing, Isolation“God knows I am not too hippy. Perhaps because I am too much around the hip and I fear fads for, like anybody else, I like something that tends to last.” Charles Bukowski
Timeless Choices, Avoiding Trends, Humorous Observation, Hippy, Trends, Longevity
Charles Bukowski Timeless Choices, Avoiding Trends, Humorous Observation, Hippy, Trends, Longevity“I’m only interested in poetry.” Charles Bukowski
Creative Passion, Poetry Love, Artistic Focus, Personal Reflection, Literary Devotion, Creative Soul
Charles Bukowski Creative Passion, Poetry Love, Artistic Focus, Personal Reflection, Literary Devotion, Creative Soul“Why do you insist upon destroying yourself?” Charles Bukowski
Self Destruction, Emotional Plea, Reflective Question, Destroying, Yourself, Question
Charles Bukowski Self Destruction, Emotional Plea, Reflective Question, Destroying, Yourself, Question“What foolishness makes us tweak the nose of Death continually?” Charles Bukowski
Death Teasing, Human Folly, Life Risks, Existential Questions, Foolish Behaviors, Provoking Fate
Charles Bukowski Death Teasing, Human Folly, Life Risks, Existential Questions, Foolish Behaviors, Provoking Fate“That was all a man needed: hope. It was lack of hope that discouraged a man.” Charles Bukowski
Hope Symbolism, Emotional Strength, Human Needs, Hope, Strength, Discouragement
Charles Bukowski Hope Symbolism, Emotional Strength, Human Needs, Hope, Strength, Discouragement“That’s the problem with drinking, I thought, as I poured myself a drink. If something bad happens you drink in an attempt to forget; if something good happens you drink in order to celebrate; and if nothing happens you drink to make something happen.” Charles Bukowski
Drinking Motive, Life Escape, Emotional Reaction, Alcohol, Escape, Celebration
Charles Bukowski Drinking Motive, Life Escape, Emotional Reaction, Alcohol, Escape, Celebration“I mean, say that you figure that everything is senseless, then it can’t be quite senseless because you are aware that it’s senseless and your awareness of senselessness almost gives it sense. You know what I mean?” Charles Bukowski
Senseless Awareness, Irony Life, Contradictory Sense, Awareness, Irony, Life
Charles Bukowski Senseless Awareness, Irony Life, Contradictory Sense, Awareness, Irony, Life“I met a genius on the train today about 6 years old, he sat beside me and as the train ran down along the coast we came to the ocean and then he looked at me and said, it’s not pretty.” Charles Bukowski
Innocent Wisdom, Child Genius, Life Perception, Wisdom, Child, Reality
Charles Bukowski Innocent Wisdom, Child Genius, Life Perception, Wisdom, Child, Reality“I would be married, but I'd have no wife, I would be married to a single life.” Charles Bukowski
Single Life, Marriage Choice, Personal Freedom, Marriage, Freedom, Single
Charles Bukowski Single Life, Marriage Choice, Personal Freedom, Marriage, Freedom, Single“I seldom know what I’m going to write when I sit down. There isn’t much agony and sweat of the human spirit involved in doing it. The writing’s easy, it’s the living that is sometimes difficult.” Charles Bukowski
Writing Process, Life Challenges, Creative Freedom, Writing, Life, Struggles
Charles Bukowski Writing Process, Life Challenges, Creative Freedom, Writing, Life, Struggles“American women drove hard bargains and the ended up looking the worst for it. The few natural American women left were mostly in Texas and Louisiana.” Charles Bukowski
Cultural Critique, Gender Commentary, Regional Differences, Women, Critique, Culture
Charles Bukowski Cultural Critique, Gender Commentary, Regional Differences, Women, Critique, Culture“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“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“Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I’m not going to make it, but you laugh inside – remembering all the times you’ve felt that way.” Charles Bukowski
Morning Struggles, Resilience Humor, Daily Life, Survival, Laughter, Strength
Charles Bukowski Morning Struggles, Resilience Humor, Daily Life, Survival, Laughter, Strength“If I never see you again, I will always carry you, inside, outside, on my fingertips, and at brain edges, and in centers, centers of what I am, of what remains.” Charles Bukowski
Memory Forever, Emotional Depth, Love’s Remains, Love, Memory, Loss
Charles Bukowski Memory Forever, Emotional Depth, Love’s Remains, Love, Memory, Loss“Now something so sad has hold of us that the breath leaves and we can’t even cry.” Charles Bukowski
Deep Sadness, Emotional Loss, Speechless Moments, Cry, Sadness, Breath
Charles Bukowski Deep Sadness, Emotional Loss, Speechless Moments, Cry, Sadness, Breath“Alcohol is probably one of the greatest things to arrive upon the earth – alongside of me.” Charles Bukowski
Humorous Confidence, Personal Humor, Alcohol Admiration, Stark Wit, Poetic Humor, Quirky Statements
Charles Bukowski Humorous Confidence, Personal Humor, Alcohol Admiration, Stark Wit, Poetic Humor, Quirky Statements