1,615 Quotes by Charles Bukowski

I lapsed into my pathetic cut-off period. Often with humans, both good and bad, my senses simply shut off, they get tired, I give up. I am polite. I nod. I pretend to understand because I don’t want anybody to be hurt. That is the one weakness that has lead me into the most trouble. Trying to be kind to others I often get my soul shredded into a kind of spiritual pasta.No matter. My brain shuts off. I listen. I respond. And they are too dumb to know that I am not there.

We have wasted History like a bunch of drunks shooting dice back in the men's crapper of the local bar.

youyou’re a beast, she saidyour big white bellyand those hairy feet.you never cut your nails and you have fat handspaws like a catyour bright red noseand the biggest ballsI’ve ever seen.you shoot sperm like awhale shoots water out of thehole in its back.beast beast beast,she kissed me,what do you want for breakfast?

You may not believe itbut there are peoplewho go through life withvery littlefriction ordistress.they dress well, eatwell, sleep well.they are contented withtheir familylife.they have moments ofgriefbut all in allthey are undisturbed and often feelvery good.and when they dieit is an easydeath, usually in theirsleep.you may not believe it but such people doexist. but I am not one ofthem.oh no, I am not oneof them,I am not even nearto beingone of them but they arethere and I am here.

أي شيء هو مضيعة للوقت إلا إذا ضاجعت على نحو جيد أو أبدعت على نحو جيد او سعيت نحو سعادة حب وهمية ص 161

The telephone is needed forEmergency purposes onlyThese people are notEmergencies, they areCalamities.

Can you remember who you were, before the world told you who you should be?

your best men aredrunks and your worst men arelocking themup,your best men are killers andyour worst men areselling thembullets

‎"she’ mad but she’magic. there’ no lie in her fire.