69 Quotes by Charles Bukowski about Writing
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I write fiction""What’s fiction?""Fiction is an improvement on life.
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some moments are nice, some arenicer, some are even worthwritingabout.
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What is your advice to young writers?” “Drink, fuck and smoke plenty of cigarettes.
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Most people are much better at saying things in letters than in conversation, and some people can write artistic, inventive letters, but when they try a poem or story or novel they become pretentious.
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I do think that poetry is important though, if you don’t strive at it, if you don’t fill it full of stars and falseness.
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great writers are indecent peoplethey live unfairlysaving the best part for paper.good human beings save the worldso that bastards like me can keep creating art,become immortal.if you read this after I am deadit means I made it.
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He asked, "What makes a man a writer?" "Well," I said, "it's simple. You either get it down on paper, or jump off a bridge.
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nothing can save you except writing. it keeps the walls from failing.
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the writing of somemenis like a vast bridgethat carries youoverthe many thingsthat claw and tear.The Wine of Forever
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