Author of quotes: Charles Bukowski. Page 1

Mother looked at me and asked her constant question: Henry,

Perhaps I was underdeveloped. Quite possibly. I often felt inadequate. I just wanted to get away from everything. But there was no place where I could hide. Suicide? Nothing better than any other job. I would prefer to sleep that way for five years, but would they let me.

Thoughts and words can be charming, although they are ultimately useless.

The coastal waters were full of people. What is so attractive about the beaches? Why do people like to push on them? Isn't there something more interesting?

Miss Gridis's stockings were almost flesh-colored. One got the impression that she was not wearing them at all, that she was sitting naked in front of us, and it was this apparent nakedness, her unrealness, that made the spectacle better than if she really were without stockings.

Another ***. Research.

Everything is escapism: playing golf, sleeping, eating, walking, arguing, jogging, breathing, ***ing…

Why I followed her lead is a mystery. I didn't even want to break it. I didn't agree with her ideas, but I liked her anyway.

I have always been a fan of hair and legs.

I forgot that some people live pretty well, while most of the rest eat their own shit for breakfast.

When Richard Burton was asked what he looks for first in a woman, he replied: She must be at least thirty years old.

- You ***eat, - said Lisa, - with the enthusiasm of a person who ***studies for the first time, however, you ***eat inventively.

- I'm generally against everyone.

- I'm generally against everyone.