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Quote by Charles Bukowski

“so it's always a process of letting go, one way or another”

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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

“Westley closed his eyes. There was pain coming and he had to be ready for it. He had to prepare his brain, he had to get his mind controlled and safe from their efforts, so that they could not break him. He would not let them break him. He would hold together against anything and all. If only they gave him sufficient time to make ready, he knew he could defeat pain. It turned out they gave him sufficient time (it was months before the Machine was ready). But they broke him anyway.”

Ifs Mind Eye Pain Together Effort Brain Break Ready Months Safe Machines Defeat Broke Sufficient His Eyes Controlled

Book:The Princess Bride

Source: The Princess Bride

“We do not play on Graves— Because there isn't Room— Besides—it isn't even—it slants And People come— And put a Flower on it— And hang their faces so— We're fearing that their Hearts will drop— And crush our pretty play— And so we move as far As Enemies—away— Just looking round to see how far It is—Occasionally—”

People Heart Play Faces Moving Rooms Enemy Flower Rounds Graves Crush

Book:The World in a Frame

Source: The World in a Frame

“Tonight I saw myself in the dark window as the image of my father, whose life was spent like this, thinking of death, to the exclusion of other sensual matters, so in the end that life was easy to give up, since it contained nothing: even my mother's voice couldn't make him change or turn back as he believed that once you can't love another human being you have no place in the world.”

Thinking World Giving Humans Ends Matter Mother Turns Father Easy Voice Dark Human Beings Saws Giving Up Window Sensual Tonight Places In The World Exclusion Easy To Give Up

Author:Louise Glück

“He scarcely saw his parents. When Christopher was small, he was terrified that he would meet Papa out walking in the Park one day and not recognize him.”

Parent Saws Walking One Day Parks Terrified Papa

Book:The Lives of Christopher Chant (The Chrestomanci Series, Book 4)

Source: The Lives of Christopher Chant (The Chrestomanci Series, Book 4)

“It’s the same thing. Passion is passion. It’s the excitement between the tedious spaces, and it doesn’t matter where it’s directed.”

Matter Passion Space Excitement Tedious

Author:Nicholas Sparks

“Love should bring joy, it should grant a person peace, but here and not, it was bringing only pain.”

Should Persons Pain Joy Grants

Author:Nicholas Sparks

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