Charles Bukowski
Charles Bukowski
Henry Charles Bukowskiwas an American poet, novelist, and short story writer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth16 August 1920
CityAndernach, Germany
CountryUnited States of America
knowledge knowing littles
Knowledge is knowing as little as possible.
truth boring
There is nothing as boring as the truth.
women coffee hysteria
I call 'em complaining machines. Things are never right with a guy to them. And man, when you throw that hysteria in there ... forget it. I gotta get out, get in the car, and go. Anywhere. Get a cup of coffee somewhere. Anywhere. Anything but another woman. I guess they're just built different, right?
fire sparks forests
A spark can set a whole forest on fire. Just a spark. Save it.
pests baths bores
The pest, in a sense, is a very superior being to us: he knows where to find us and how--usually in the bath or in sexual intercourse or asleep.
piano play drunk
Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit.
dog love-is hell
Love is a Dog from Hell.
ejaculation exhibitions ordinary
Erections, Ejaculations,Exhibitions and General Tales of Ordinary Madness.
evil giving feel-good
I enjoy the bad things that are said about me. It enhances sales and makes me feel evil. I don't like to feel good 'cause I am good. But evil? Yes. It gives me another dimension.
writing men cliffs
There is something about writing poetry that brings a man close to the cliff's edge.
running writing night
I never write in the daytime. It's like running through the shopping mall with your clothes off. Everybody can see you. At night ... that's when you pull the tricks ... magic.
letting-go writing needs
The public takes from a writer, or a writing, what it needs and lets the remainder go. but what they take is usually what they need least and what they let go is what they need most.
writing gun typewriters
WHEN YOU LEAVE YOUR TYPEWRITER YOU LEAVE YOUR MACHINE GUN AND THE RATS COME POURING THROUGH.
women modern-woman pockets
Modern women ... they don't sew your pockets ... forget that.