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Quote by Charles Bukowski

“Fiction is an improvement on life”

Work

This book delves into the lives, struggles, and achievements of women, offering insights into their roles in society, their contributions to history, and their ongoing fight for equality. more

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Charles Bukowski

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

“He glanced back at the wall. How like a mirror, too, her face. Impossible; for how many people did you know who reflected your own light to you? People were more often--he searched for a simile, found one in his work--torches, blazing away until they whiffed out. How rarely did other people's faces take of you and throw back to you your own expression, your own innermost trembling thought?”

People Knows Light Faces Found Impossible Expression Wall Mirrors Simile Trembling Torches Did You Know Blazing

Author:Ray Bradbury

“He stood breathing, and the more he breathed the land in, the more he was filled up with all the details of the land. He was not empty. There was more than enough here to fill him. There would always be more than enough.”

Enough Nature Land Adventure Empty Filled Details Breathing Filled Up

Book:Fahrenheit 451

Source: Fahrenheit 451

“Resilience is not what happens to you. It’s how you react to, respond to, and recover from what happens to you.”

Life Happens Attitude Resilience

Author:Jeffrey Gitomer

“If we are still discussing its merits tomorrow, I will agree with you," said Diagoras. "Cheer up, laddie. Nobody lives forever." "Oh I expect you will, Druss, Old Horse. It's the mortals around you who always seem to kiss the granite.”

Ifs Said Stills Seems Forever Tomorrow Kissing Horse Agree Mortals Merit Cheer Discussing Cheer Up Granite