Trouble and pain were what kept a man alive. Or trying to avoid trouble and pain. It was a full time job.
Charles Bukowski
Life Struggle, Pain Survival, Emotional Conflict, Struggle, Pain, Survival
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“Sometimes you just have to pee in the sink.” Charles Bukowski
Odd Necessity, Unconventional Life, Practical Humor, Necessity, Humor, Life
Charles Bukowski Odd Necessity, Unconventional Life, Practical Humor, Necessity, Humor, Life“People don’t need love. What they need is success in one form or another. It can be love but it needn’t be.” Charles Bukowski
Human Needs, Success Importance, Emotional Perspectives, Practical Life, Philosophical Truths, Honest Observations
Charles Bukowski Human Needs, Success Importance, Emotional Perspectives, Practical Life, Philosophical Truths, Honest Observations“Some people never go crazy, What truly horrible lives they must live.” Charles Bukowski
Mental Liberation, Creative Madness, Unique Perspectives, Sanity, Life, Freedom
Charles Bukowski Mental Liberation, Creative Madness, Unique Perspectives, Sanity, Life, Freedom“If I’m an ass, I should say so. If I don’t, somebody else will. If I say it first, that disarms them.” Charles Bukowski
Self Honesty, Personal Integrity, Social Defense, Honesty, Integrity, Defense
Charles Bukowski Self Honesty, Personal Integrity, Social Defense, Honesty, Integrity, Defense“Almost everybody is born a genius and buried an idiot.” Charles Bukowski
Lost Potential, Life’s Journey, Human Intelligence, Genius, Idiot, Potential
Charles Bukowski Lost Potential, Life’s Journey, Human Intelligence, Genius, Idiot, Potential“What a weary time those years were – to have the desire and the need to live but not the ability.” Charles Bukowski
Weary Years, Life Struggle, Emotional Exhaustion, Life, Struggle, Exhaustion
Charles Bukowski Weary Years, Life Struggle, Emotional Exhaustion, Life, Struggle, Exhaustion“When you clean up a city, you destroy it.” Charles Bukowski
City Change, Urban Decline, Destruction Impact, City, Change, Destruction
Charles Bukowski City Change, Urban Decline, Destruction Impact, City, Change, Destruction“My days, my years, my life has seen up and downs, lights and darknesses. If I wrote only and continually of the 'light' and never mentioned the other, then as an artist, I would be a liar.” Charles Bukowski
Life’s Ups And Downs, Artistic Honesty, Light And Darkness, Life, Art, Honesty
Charles Bukowski Life’s Ups And Downs, Artistic Honesty, Light And Darkness, Life, Art, Honesty“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“If you can only remain pure in your stupidity, someday you may get a phone call from hell.” Charles Bukowski
Pure Stupidity, Hell Calling, Ironic Fate, Stupidity, Life, Irony
Charles Bukowski Pure Stupidity, Hell Calling, Ironic Fate, Stupidity, Life, Irony“Almost everyone is born a genius and buried an idiot.” Charles Bukowski
Human Potential, Lost Genius, Human Condition, Life Irony, Philosophical Thought, Intelligence Decline
Charles Bukowski Human Potential, Lost Genius, Human Condition, Life Irony, Philosophical Thought, Intelligence Decline“There’s no way I can stop writing, it’s a form of insanity.” Charles Bukowski
Creative Obsession, Writing Compulsion, Artistic Madness, Unstoppable Drive, Expressive Release, Literary Passion
Charles Bukowski Creative Obsession, Writing Compulsion, Artistic Madness, Unstoppable Drive, Expressive Release, Literary Passion“Trouble and pain were what kept a man alive. Or trying to avoid trouble and pain. It was a full time job.” Charles Bukowski
Life Struggle, Pain Survival, Emotional Conflict, Struggle, Pain, Survival
Charles Bukowski Life Struggle, Pain Survival, Emotional Conflict, Struggle, Pain, Survival“They, all of them, seemed to put literary form in front of the actuality and living of life itself.” Charles Bukowski
Literary Priority, Life Ignored, Living Art, Writing, Reality, Life
Charles Bukowski Literary Priority, Life Ignored, Living Art, Writing, Reality, Life“I knew it would be you.” Charles Bukowski
Certain Love, Intuitive Connection, Romantic Realization, Emotional Certainty, Love Recognition, Simple Truth
Charles Bukowski Certain Love, Intuitive Connection, Romantic Realization, Emotional Certainty, Love Recognition, Simple Truth“Sometimes I get too exhausted to even feel bad.” Charles Bukowski
Emotional Exhaustion, Inner Struggle, Personal Reflection, Mental Fatigue, Existential Burnout, Subtle Despair
Charles Bukowski Emotional Exhaustion, Inner Struggle, Personal Reflection, Mental Fatigue, Existential Burnout, Subtle Despair“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“The best thing about the bedroom was the bed. I liked to stay in bed for hours, even during the day with covers pulled up to my chin. It was good in there, nothing ever occurred in there, no people, nothing.” Charles Bukowski
Bed Comfort, Solitude Escape, Peaceful Space, Solitude, Comfort, Escape
Charles Bukowski Bed Comfort, Solitude Escape, Peaceful Space, Solitude, Comfort, Escape