Charles Bukowski

Genius might be the ability to say a profound thing in a simple way.

Charles Bukowski

If it doesn’t come bursting out of you, in spite of everything, don’t do it.

Charles Bukowski

If you are going to try, go all the way or don’t even start. If you follow it you will be alive with the gods. It is the only good fight there is.

Charles Bukowski

If you’re losing your soul and you know it, then you’ve still got a soul left to lose.

Charles Bukowski

Life’s as kind as you let it be.

Charles Bukowski

Real loneliness is not necessarily limited to when you are alone.

Charles Bukowski

Simplicity is always the secret, to a profound truth, to doing things, to writing, to painting. Life is profound in its simplicity.

Charles Bukowski

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

Charles Bukowski

The wisest thing to do if you’re living in hell is to make yourself comfortable.

Charles Bukowski

To do a dull thing with style – now that’s what I call art.

Charles Bukowski