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Quote by Charles Bukowski

“I am this fiery snail crawling home.”

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Charles Bukowski, born on August 16, 1920, was an influential American poet. Known for his unique style and profound depiction of the lives of the underclass in America, he is considered one of the representatives of the Beat Generation. more

“I've been thinking about you constantly since I left, wondering why the journey I'm on seemed to have led through you. I know my journey's not over yet, and that life is a winding path, but I can only hope it somehow circles back to the place I belong. That's how I think of it now. I belong with you.”

Thinking Knows I Can Life Is Left Wonder Path Journey Circles My Journey Thinking About You

Author:Nicholas Sparks

“People come, people go – they’ll drift in and out of your life, almost like characters in a favorite book. When you finally close the cover, the characters have told their story and you start up again with another book, complete with new characters and adventures. Then you find yourself focusing on the new ones, not the ones from the past.”

People Life Book Character Stories Past Inspire Adventure Finding Yourself Favorite Book

Author:Nicholas Sparks

“He often felt that too many people lived their lives acting and pretending,wearing masks and losing themselves in the process.”

People Felt Process Acting Losing Mask Pretending Wearing A Mask

Author:Nicholas Sparks

“Staring at the stars was like staring backward in time, since some stars are so far away that their light takes millions of years just to reach us. That we see stars not as they look now, but as they were when dinosaurs roamed the earth. The whole concept just struck me as…amazing somehow.”

Years Looks Whole Light Earth Stars Millions Concepts Staring Far Away Dinosaurs

Author:Nicholas Sparks

“Once you’ve lived a little you will find that whatever you send out into the world comes back to you in one way or another. It may be today, tomorrow, or years from now, but it happens; usually when you least expect it, usually in a form that’s pretty different from the original. Those coincidental moments that change your life seem random at the time but I don’t think they are. At least that’s how it’s worked out in my life. And I know I’m not the only one.”

Thinking Knows World Way Years May Littles Different Moments Seems Happens Today Form Tomorrow Originals One Way Changing Your Life

Author:Slash

“No one expects the rug to be yanked out from underneath them; life-changing events usually don’t announce themselves. While instinct and intuition can help provide some warning signs, they can do little to prepare you for the feeling of rootlessness that follows when fate flips your world upside down. Anger, confusion, sadness, and frustration are shaken up together inside you like a snow globe. It takes years for the emotional dust to settle as you do your best to see through the storm.”

Source: Slash: The Autobiography

“Experiencing yourself out of context, divorced from your usual point of view, skews your perspective – it’s like hearing your voice on an answering machine. It’s almost like meeting a stranger; or discovering a talent you never knew you had.”

Voice Views Talent Perspective Machines Meetings Stranger Hearing Point Of View Usual Discovering Divorced Of Context Answering Machines Hearing Your Voice

Book:Slash: The Autobiography

Source: Slash: The Autobiography

“Kill me then,' panted Harry, who felt no fear at all, but only rage and contempt. 'Kill me like you killed him, you coward-' DON'T-' screamed Snape, and his face was suddenly demented, inhuman, as though he was in as much pain as the yelping, howling dog stuck in the house behind them- 'CALL ME A COWARD!”

Pain Faces House Felt Behinds Dog Like You Rage Stuck Call Me Coward Contempt No Fear Kill Me Inhuman Demented Snape

Author:J. K. Rowling

“The game Rock Band has been haunting me like a bad ring tone. It gets stuck in my head and momentarily effaces all that I love about music.”

Has Beens Games Rocks Band Rings Stuck Tone Haunting Rock Bands

Author:Carrie Brownstein

“New Year's Eve always terrifies me.”

Years New Year New Years Eve

Author:Charles Bukowski

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