1,615 Quotes by Charles Bukowski

it is so dark now with the sadness ofpeoplethey were tricked, they were taught to expect theultimate when nothing ispromisednow young girls weep alone in small roomsold men angrily swing their canes atvisions asladies comb their hair asants search for survivalhistory surrounds usand our livesslink awayinshame.

There are too many ways to drown even if you don’t want to drown.

my god," they will say, "all Chinaski writes aboutare cats!""my god," they used to say, "all Chinaski writes aboutare whores!"the complainers will complain and keep buying mybooks: they love the way I irritate them.

I know it’s impossible to explain this to you. I carry this terrible aching hell in my heart.

All a guy needed was a chance. Somebody was alway controlling who got a chance and who didn't.

as the shadows assumeshapesI fight the slowretreatnowmy once-promisedwindlingdwindlingnowlighting new cigarettespouring moredrinksit has been a beautifulfightstillis.

This future running toward us paralyzes the wallet and the brain.

I didn't know if I was unhappy. I felt too miserable to be unhappy.

Ithink that theworld should be full of cats and full of rain, that's all, justcats andrain, rain and cats, very nice, goodnight.