Humor Quote by Charles Bukowski — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Find what you love and let it kill you.”

“I do think that poetry is important though, if you don’t strive at it, if you don’t fill it full of stars and falseness.”

“I often stood in front of the mirror alone, wondering how ugly a person could get.”

“Nothing was ever in tune. People just blindly grabbed at whatever there was: communism, health foods, zen, surfing, ballet, hypnotism, group encounters, orgies, biking, herbs, Catholicism, weight-lifting, travel, withdrawal, vegetarianism, India, painting, writing, sculpting, composing, conducting, backpacking, yoga, copulating, gambling, drinking, hanging around, frozen yogurt, Beethoven, Back, Buddha, Christ, TM, H, carrot juice, suicide, handmade suits, jet travel, New York City, and then it all evaporated and fell apart. People had to find things to do while waiting to die. I guess it was nice to have a choice.”

“we must bring”

“Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.”

“I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues.”

“Magic”

“Man is certainly stark mad; he cannot make a worm, and yet he will be making gods by dozens.”

“Whew! You two are blowing hotter air than a tornado circlin’ a volcano in Hades.”

“Captain! To your left there’s a Lunar guard and on your right is a doctor who’s running tests on Lunars and I’m being held by one of Levana’s wolf hybrids and please be careful!”

“The thin how-to book belonging to Smittie had a dark and perplexing title—HOW TO COMMIT SUICIDE EFFECTIVELY EVERY TIME.”