All Charles Bukowski Quotes
- People were usually much better in their letters than in reality. They were much like poets in this way. Better
- I am aware that a computer can’t create a poem, but neither can a typewriter. Aware
- Keep your money in your pocket. Or bet it on a good horse. Bet
- I was laying in bed one night and I thought 'I'll just quit - to hell with it.' And another little voice inside me said… Another Little
- Censorship is the tool of those who have the need to hide actualities from themselves and from others. Actualities
- That's how it is with books, isn't it: They're not in a hurry. They'll wait for you till you're ready. People empty me. I have… Book
- The worst thing for a writer is to know another writer, and worse than that, to know a number of other writers. Like flies on… Another Writer
- I am a poem. There is no way out. Funny
- The male, for all his bravado and exploration, is the loyal one, the one who generally feels love. The female is skilled at betrayal and… All
- Don't ever write a novel unless it hurts like a hot turd coming out. Coming
- Drinking is an emotional thing. It joggles you out of the standardism of everyday life, out of everything being the same. Drinking
- If there are junk yards in hell, love is the dog that guards the gates. Dog
- Simplicity is always the secret, to a profound truth, to doing things, to writing, to painting. Life is profound in its simplicity Life
- I don’t understand people, never will. It looks like I got to travel pretty much alone. Alone
- The world is full of boring, identical and mindless people. Boring
- Those who escape hell however never talk about it and nothing much bothers them after that Bother
- They never pay the slaves enough so they can get free, just enough so they can stay alive and come back to work. Alive
- I had no feeling for the things so many others needed. Feeling
- I walked around the block twice, passed 200 people and failed to see a human being. Block
- Not everybody thought they could be a dentist or an automobile mechanic but everybody knew they could be a writer. Automobile
- People do too much. They say too much. Inspirational
- Invent yourself and then reinvent yourself. Funny
- If you can't write the next line, well, you're dead. The past doesn't matter. Dead
- 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… All
- An artist is a man who says a difficult thing in a simple way Artist