I stopped looking for a Dream Girl, I just wanted one that wasn’t a nightmare.
CHARLES BUKOWSKI
CHARLES BUKOWSKI
Charles Bukowski on expectation
“I stopped looking for a Dream Girl, I just wanted one that wasn’t a nightmare.”
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