“I often carry things to read
so that I will not have to look at
the people.”
― The Last Night of the Earth Poems
so that I will not have to look at
the people.”
― The Last Night of the Earth Poems
“I used to feel so alone in the city. All those gazillions of people and then me, on the outside. Because how do you meet a new person? I was very stunned by this for many years. And then I realized, you just say, "Hi." They may ignore you. Or you may marry them. And that possibility is worth that one word.”
―
―
“It wasn’t my day. My week. My month. My year. My life. God damn it.”
― Pulp: Charles Bukowski's Final Hardboiled Noir Comedy – Lady Death, Aliens, and the Absurd
― Pulp: Charles Bukowski's Final Hardboiled Noir Comedy – Lady Death, Aliens, and the Absurd
“I believe that to be the world's greatest living
writer
there must be something
terribly wrong with you.
I don't even want to be the world's greatest
dead writer.
just being dead would be fair
enough.”
― You Get So Alone at Times That it Just Makes Sense
writer
there must be something
terribly wrong with you.
I don't even want to be the world's greatest
dead writer.
just being dead would be fair
enough.”
― You Get So Alone at Times That it Just Makes Sense
Anna’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Anna’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Polls voted on by Anna
Lists liked by Anna



