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Quote by Charles Bukowski

“The writer has no responsibility other than to jack off in bed alone and write a good page.”

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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

“Taking a deep breath that smelled of rain, she was poised to move when a hand clasped her elbow. Memories of another hand grabbing her sent panic shooting through her veins. She swung around. "Whoa. You okay?" Lucas lightened his clasp around her arm. Kylie caught her breath and stared up at the werewolf's blue eyes. "Yeah. You just...surprised me. You need to whistle when you come up on me.”

Needs Hands Eye Moving Memories Arms Rain Okay Breaths Blue Yeah Caught Come Up Shooting Panic Veins Werewolf Blue Eyes Elbows Deep Breath Grabbing

Author:C.C. Hunter

“When he didn't answer, she didn't know if it was because he couldn't or if he was back to not talking to her. Back to pushing her out of his life. Men! Why was it that boys said girls were so hard to understand, when she hadn't known a single guy who hadn't confused her to the point of screaming?”

Ifs Knows Men Said Hard Guy Girl Answers Talking Known Boys Confused Pushing Not Talking Single Guy

Author:C.C. Hunter

“When I was supposed to be awake, I was asleep. When I was supposed to sleep, I was silent. When a pleasure offered itself to me, I avoided it.”

Sleep Pleasure Silent Supposed To Be Awake Avoided

Author:Susanna Kaysen

“The present system under the control of the whites trains the Negro to be white and at the same time convinces him of the impropriety or the impossibility of his becoming white... the Negros will have no outlet but to go down a blind alley, if the sort of education which they are now receiving is to enable them to find the way out of their present difficulties.”

Ifs Way White Becoming Difficulty Blind Train Convince Receiving Impossibility Outlets Alleys

Author:Carter G. Woodson

“Tom said to himself that it was not such a hollow world, after all. He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it -- namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain.”

Men World Humans Said Action Law Order Difficult Boys Knowing Toms Hollow Human Actions Sawyer Coveting

Book:Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn

Source: Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn

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