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Show me a man who lives alone and has a perpetually clean kitchen, and 8 times out of 9 I'll show you a man with detestable spiritual qualities.

~Charles Bukowski

Topics: Alone Clean Kitchen Lives Man Me Out Perpetually Qualities Show Spiritual Times Who You

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Humanity, you never had it to begin with.

~Charles Bukowski

Topics: Begin Had Humanity Never You

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Never get out of bed before noon.

~Charles Bukowski

Topics: Bed Before Get Never Noon Out

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The female loves to play man against man. And if she is in a position to do it, there is not one who will resist.

~Charles Bukowski

Topics: Against Female Loves Man Play Position Resist She Who Will

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When I write, when I'm going hot, I don't want to write more than four hours in a row. After that, you're pushing it.

~Charles Bukowski

Topics: After Four Going Hot Hours More Pushing Row Than Want Write You I Write

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Somebody once asked me what my theory of life was, and I said, 'Don't try.' That fits the writing, too. I don't try; I just type.

~Charles Bukowski

Topics: Asked Fits Just Life Me Once Said Somebody Theory Too Try Type Writing

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The thing that I fear discriminating against is humor and truth.

~Charles Bukowski

Topics: Against Fear Humor Thing Truth

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I am a dangerous man when turned loose with a typewriter.

~Charles Bukowski

Topics: Am Dangerous Loose Man Turned Typewriter I Am

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Most poets are young simply because they have not been caught up. Show me an old poet, and I'll show you, more often than not, either a madman or a master... it's when you begin to lie to yourself in a poem in order simply to make a poem that you fail. That is why I do not rework poems.

~Charles Bukowski

Topics: Because Been Begin Caught Either Fail Lie Madman Make Master Me More Most Often Old Order Poem Poems Poet Poets Show Simply Than Up Why You Young Yourself

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When I say that basically writing is a hard hustle, I don't mean that it is a bad life, if one can get away with it. It's the miracle of miracles to make a living by the typer.

~Charles Bukowski

Topics: Away Bad Basically Get Hard Hustle Life Living Make Mean Miracle Miracles Say Writing

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: August 16th, 1920

Died: March 9th, 1994

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