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

“the gods play no”

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

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

“Most people are much better at saying things in letters than in conversation, and some people can write artistic, inventive letters, but when they try a poem or story or novel they become pretentious.”

“If I bet on humanity, I'd never cash a ticket.”

“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”

“If you don't love yourself, you won't be happy with yourself. If you can't love yourself, you can't love anyone else. You can't give the love you do not have. You can't make anyone love you without loving yourself first.”

“You speak from your heart, young Firepaw. This will make you a stronger warrior one day." said Lionheart”

“I see the Christian world like this: we've inherited a divided map of the truth, and each of us has a piece. Our traditions teach us that no one else has a valid map and that our own church's piece shows us all the terrain and roads that exist. In fact, there is much more terrain, more roads, and more truth for us to see if we can accept and read one another's maps, fitting them together to give us a clearer picture of the larger Christian tradition.”

“That is all very senseless, but this senselessness has a pretty mouth, and it smiles.”

“Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies.”

“Nothing forces us to know”