February 2012
2 posts
Feb 20th
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“Being in love was like China: you knew it was there, and no doubt it was very...”
–  Dr. Mary Malone, from The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials)
Feb 2nd
January 2012
3 posts
“Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I’m not going...”
– ― Charles Bukowski
Jan 16th
“I saw her face and I thought, shit, I love her.”
–  Charles Bukowski, In and Out and Over (Hot Water Music) … (it continues: “What am I going to do? The best I could do was to act indifferent, then proceed with her to the parking lot. You must never let them know that you care or they will kill you.”)
Jan 10th
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Jan 10th
3,119 notes
December 2011
1 post
“That was all a man needed: hope. It was lack of hope that discouraged a man.”
– ― Charles Bukowski, Factotum
Dec 11th
November 2011
6 posts
Nov 29th
286 notes
“In my next life I want to be a cat. To sleep 20 hours a day and wait to be fed....”
– ― Charles Bukowski, The Captain is Out to Lunch and the Sailors Have Taken Over the Ship
Nov 28th
chicks aren't supposed to like bukowski
how is it that a 20-something female can feel such a connect to an old, drunk, and womanizing man such as Bukowski? … I’m still trying to figure that one out myself.
Nov 28th
a distraction, not settling
“I stopped looking for a Dream Girl, I just wanted one that wasn’t a nightmare.” ― Charles Bukowski, The Captain is Out to Lunch and the Sailors Have Taken Over the Ship Is it time to go on a few dates, knowing they won’t lead anywhere—not wanting them to lead anywhere—but only to serve as a distraction as to safeguard my own sanity. They’ll never be him, and...
Nov 27th
“Love is all right for those who can handle the psychic overload. It’s like...”
– ― Charles Bukowski
Nov 27th
it's always jazz and whiskey
I went through every emotion last night. Getting caught up over a musician. Throughout the night, he walked straight pass me, ignoring me. He handed me off to strangers. I said I was leaving, then turned around and said I was a liar and it was early. He threw his hat to the ground. I made myself physically ill, nearly retching, at the thought of him going home with random women. I kept eyes on...
Nov 26th