1,615 Quotes by Charles Bukowski

I will put on my shoes and shirt and get out of here - it'll be better for all of us.

You have to die a few times before you can really live.

Death is nothing, brother, it's life that's hard

It’s hard to drink when you dance. And it’s hard to dance when you drink.

Not everybody thought they could be a dentist or an automobile mechanic but everybody knew they could be a writer.

Humanity, you never had it from the beginning." That was my motto.

and love was lightning and remembrance

I knew I was strong, and maybe like they said, "crazy." But I had this feeling inside of me that something real was there.

If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don't even start.