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The Last Night of the Earth Poems

Charles Bukowski

Top 10 Best Quotes

“I often carry things to read so that I will not have to look at the people.”

“animals never worry about Heaven or Hell. neither do I. maybe that's why we get along”

“writing about a writer's block is better than not writing at all”

“I tell you such fine music waits in the shadows of hell.”

“I could read the great books but the great books don't interest me.”

“people see so many movies that when they finally see one not so bad as the others, they think it's great. an Academy Award means that you don't stink quite as much as your cousin.”

“young or old, good or bad, I don't think anything dies as slow and as hard as a writer.”

“great books are the ones we need”

“well, death says, as he walks by, I'm going to get you anyhow no matter what you've been: writer, cab-driver, pimp, butcher, sky-diver, I'm going to get you”

“not writing is not good but trying to write when you can't is worse.”

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