--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I didn't like anybody in that school. I…" description: "\"I didn't like anybody in that school. I think they knew that. I think that's why they disliked me. I didn't like the way they walked or looked or talke..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7b/charles-bukowski-73_disliked_i-didn-t-like-anybody-in-that-school-i-t_3047368.jpg" --- # I didn't like anybody in that school. I think they knew… ![“I didn't like anybody in that school. I think they knew that. I think that's why they disliked me. I didn't like the way they walked or looked or talked, but I didn't like my mother or father either. I still had the feeling of being surrounded by white empty space. There was always a slight nausea…” quote by Charles Bukowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7b/charles-bukowski-73_disliked_i-didn-t-like-anybody-in-that-school-i-t_3047368.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7b/charles-bukowski-73_disliked_i-didn-t-like-anybody-in-that-school-i-t_3047368.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7b/charles-bukowski-73_disliked_i-didn-t-like-anybody-in-that-school-i-t_3047368.jpg) > “I didn't like anybody in that school. I think they knew that. I think that's why they disliked me. I didn't like the way they walked or looked or talked, but I didn't like my mother or father either. I still had the feeling of being surrounded by white empty space. There was always a slight nausea in my stomach.” [Charles Bukowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-bukowski/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Feeling alienated from school, family, and surroundings, causing nausea and emptiness. **In simple terms:** Alienation causes inner emptiness. Key Takeaway Seek connection and healing. Themes alienation family mental health Mood somber introspective Type personal psychological When to use this quote - school life - family therapy Key Concepts existentialism psychology Questions to Reflect On - What triggers your nausea? - How can you create belonging? 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