All Charles Bukowski Quotes
- escape from the black widow spider is a miracle as great as art. what a web she can weave slowly drawing you to her she'll… Art
- I write as a function. Without it I would fall ill and die. It's as much a part of one as the liver or intestine,… Die
- and getting dressed we talk about what else there might be to do, but being together solves most of it, in fact, solves all of… All
- that your power of command with simple language was one of the magnificent things of our century. (from the poem: result) Century
- some moments are nice, some are nicer, some are even worth writing about. Even Worth
- when the phone rings I too would like to hear words that might ease some of this. Ease
- unless it comes out of your soul like a rocket, unless being still would drive you to madness or suicide or murder, don't do it.… Been
- The problem was you had to keep choosing between one evil or another, and no matter what you chose, they sliced a little more off… Age
- Writing is something that you don't know how to do. You sit down and it's something that happens, or it may not happen. So, how… Able
- I carry death in my left pocket. Sometimes I take it out and talk to it: "Hello, baby, how you doing? When you coming for… Baby
- and our few good times will be rare because we have the critical sense and are not easy to fool with laughter Critical
- nothing can save you except writing. it keeps the walls from failing. Except
- I was naturally a loner, content just to live with a woman, eat with her, sleep with her, walk down the street with her. I… Amateur
- After dinner or lunch or whatever it was -- with my crazy 12-hour night I was no longer sure what was what -- I said,… Animal
- The dog approached again, cautiously. I found the bologna sandwich, ripped off a chunk, wiped the cheap watery mustard off, then placed it on the… Accelerated
- writers are desperate people and when they stop being desperate they stop being writers. Desperate
- I wish to weep but sorrow is stupid. I wish to believe but belief is a graveyard. Belief
- The crazy ones only laugh when there is no reason to laugh. Crazy
- Daddy,' my mother asked, 'aren’t we going to run out of gas?' No there’s plenty of god-damned gas.' Where are we going?' I’m going to… Aren
- A woman must be nursed into subsistence by love, where a man can become stronger by being hated." - from 'Cows in Art Class Art
- there is a place in the heart that will never be filled a space and even during the best moments and the greatest times times… Best
- The wisdom to quit is all we have left. All
- Love is a form of prejudice. I have too many other prejudices. Form
- Once in a dream I saw a snake swallowing its own tail, it swallowed and swallowed until it got halfway round, and there it stopped… Dream
- The Laughing Heart your life is your life don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission. be on the watch. there are ways out. there… Beat