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

“All right, God, say that You are really there. You have put me in this fix. You want to test me. Suppose I test You? Suppose I say that You are not there? You've given me a supreme test with my parents and with these boils. I think that I have passed Your test. I am tougher than You. If You will come down here right now, I will spit into Your face, if You have a face. And do You shit? The priest never answered that question. He told us not to doubt. Doubt what? I think that You have been picking on me too much so I am asking You to come down here so I can put You to the test! I waited. Nothing. I waited for God. I waited and waited. I believe I slept.”

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

“I carry death in my left pocket. Sometimes I take it out and talk to it: "Hello, baby, how you doing? When you coming for me? I'll be ready.”

“the gods seldom”

“I'm one of those who doesn't think there is much difference”

“it's good to have things done with”

“THOUGH you are in your shining days,”

“I had to learn to live without you and I couldn't make sense of it, because I left so much of me inside of you.”

“His vision, from the constantly passing bars,”

“Remember me when I am dead”

“I dreamed that you bewitched me into bed”

“Don’t write with a pen. Ink tends to give the impression the words shouldn’t be changed.”