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

“shot in the eye”

“regret is mostly caused by not having”

“She's mad, but she's magic. There's no lie in her fire.”

“where some god pissed a rain of”

“Poetry is what happens when nothing else can.”

““my mother, poor fish,”

““Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice."”

“The ego relies on the familiar. It is reluctant to experience the unknown, which is they very essence of life.”

“Life makes fools of all of us sooner or later. But keep your sense of humor and you'll at least be able to take your humiliations with some measure of grace. In the end, you know, its our own expectations that crush us.”

“I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the more it begins to make sense.”

“A man could be a lover and defender of the wilderness without ever in his lifetime leaving the boundaries of asphalt, powerlines, and right-angled surfaces. We need wilderness whether or not we ever set foot in it. We need a refuge even though we may never need to set foot in it. We need the possibility of escape as surely as we need hope; without it the life of the cities would drive all men into crime or drugs or psychoanalysis.”