Heather

“I took my bottle and went to my bedroom. I undressed down to my shorts and went to bed. Nothing was ever in tune. People just blindly grabbed at whatever there was: communism, health foods, zen, surfing, ballet, hypnotism, group encounters, orgies, biking, herbs, Catholicism, weight-lifting, travel, withdrawal, vegetarianism, India, painting, writing, sculpting, composing, conducting, backpacking, yoga, copulating, gambling, drinking, hanging around, frozen yogurt, Beethoven, Bach, Buddha, Christ, TM, H, carrot juice, suicide, handmade suits, jet travel, New York City, and then it all evaporated and fell apart. People had to find things to do while waiting to die. I guess it was nice to have a choice.

I took my choice. I raised the fifth of vodka and drank it straight. The Russians knew something.”
― Charles Bukowski, Women

“It’s not because it’s popular that it is true. The mass doesn’t care about truth; in fact it cherishes carefully crafted lies”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, Book of Wisdom

“people so tired
mutilated
either by love or no love.”
― Charles Bukowski

“All that shit they were fed about democracy and opportunity was just to keep them from burning down the palace.”
― Charles Bukowski