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Quote by Charles Bukowski

“I was so thin I could slice bread with my shoulderblades, only I seldom had bread.”

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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

“Thanksgiving dinner's sad and thankless. Christmas dinner's dark and blue. When you stop and try to see it From the turkey's point of view. Sunday dinner isn't sunny. Easter feasts are just bad luck. When you see it from the viewpoint of a chicken or a duck. Oh how I once loved tuna salad Pork and lobsters, lamb chops too Till I stopped and looked at dinner From the dinner's point of view.”

“It's a mystery of human chemistry and I don't understand it, some people, as far as their senses are concerned, just feel like home.”

People Feels Humans Home Mystery Concerned Senses Chemistry Fidelity

Author:Nick Hornby

“not writing is not good but trying to write when you can't is worse.”

Writing Trying

Author:Charles Bukowski

“Gilbert, I'm afraid I'm scandalously in love with you.”

Love You Anne Of Windy Poplars Anne Shirley

Book:ANNE SHIRLEY Complete Series - ALL 14 Books in One Volume: Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Rainbow Valley, The Story Girl, Chronicles of Avonlea and more: Including the Memoirs & Letters of Lucy Maud Montgomery

Source: ANNE SHIRLEY Complete Series - ALL 14 Books in One Volume: Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Rainbow Valley, The Story Girl, Chronicles of Avonlea and more: Including the Memoirs & Letters of Lucy Maud Montgomery

“Surely it is an odd way to spend your life - sitting alone in a room with a pen in your hand, hour after hour, day after day, year after year, struggling to put words on pieces of paper in order to give birth to what does not exist - except in your head. Why on earth would anyone want to do such a thing? The only answer I have ever been able to come up with is: because you have to, because you have no choice.”

Way Want Giving Writing Years Doe Hands Able Earth Order Choices Hours Answers Rooms Struggle Pieces Birth Paper Sitting Come Up Odd Pens After Hours Sitting Alone

Author:Paul Auster

“I could read the great books but the great books don't interest me.”

Book Interest Great Book

Author:Charles Bukowski

“It seems to me there's this tyranny that's not accidental or incidental, to make women feel compelled to look like somebody they're not. I think the effort is being made to get us to turn our time and attention to this instead of important political issues.”

Thinking Feels Looks Made Important Seems Political Turns Effort Attention Issues Tyranny Our Time Empowering Compelled Wise Women Political Issues

Author:Eve Ensler

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