Baby,” I said, “I’m a genius but nobody knows it but me.
CHARLES BUKOWSKIAn intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.
More Charles Bukowski Quotes
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The crowd is the gathering place of the weakest; true creation is a solitary act.
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Death meant little to me. It was the last joke in a series of bad jokes.
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Only the boring get bored.
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In the morning it was morning and I was still alive.
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Some moments are nice, some are nicer, some are even worth writing about.
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Animals never worry about Heaven or Hell. Neither do I. Maybe that’s why we get along.
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If you have the ability to love, love yourself first.
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Time is meant to be wasted, love fails and death is useless.
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We must bring our own light to the darkness.
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Knowledge without follow – through is worse than no knowledge.
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Nobody can save you but yourself and you’re worth saving. it’s a war not easily won but if anything is worth winning then this is it.
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There are times when those eyes inside your brain stare back at you.
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The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don’t have to waste your time voting.
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I never met another man I’d rather be. And even if that’s a delusion, it’s a lucky one.
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Sex is interesting, but it’s not totally important.
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We are here to unlearn the teachings of the church, state, and our educational system.
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Anything is a waste of time unless you are fucking well or creating well or getting well or looming toward a kind of phantom – love – happiness.
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Love is all right for those who can handle the psychic overload. It’s like trying to carry a full garbage can on your back over a rushing river of piss.
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I stopped looking for a Dream Girl, I just wanted one that wasn’t a nightmare.
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The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.
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The trouble with a mask is it never changes.
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It was like the beginning of life and laughter. It was the real meaning of the sun.
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The tigers have found me and I do not care.
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Being alone never felt right. sometimes it felt good, but it never felt right.
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People run from rain but sit in bathtubs full of water.
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Love need not be a command nor faith a dictum.
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