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Into the Wild
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by Jon Krakauer (Goodreads Author)
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Reading for the 2nd time
read in January 2008
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Amelia Amelia said: " I got this book for Xmas, and I was skeptical. As I read it now, the parallels are amazing, from his overpriced education (only completed to please others); to the reasons for his attachment to his car which he's later forced to abandon; his relation ...more "

 
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Charles Bukowski
“This is very important -- to take leisure time. Pace is the essence. Without stopping entirely and doing nothing at all for great periods, you're gonna lose everything...just to do nothing at all, very, very important. And how many people do this in modern society? Very few. That's why they're all totally mad, frustrated, angry and hateful.”
Charles Bukowski

Charles Bukowski
“Sex is kicking death in the ass while singing.”
Charles Bukowski

Charles Bukowski
“there are worse things
than being alone
but it often takes
decades to realize this
and most often when you do
it's too late
and there's nothing worse
than too late”
Charles Bukowski

Charles Bukowski
“For those who believe in God, most of the big questions are answered. But for those of us who can't readily accept the God formula, the big answers don't remain stone-written. We adjust to new conditions and discoveries. We are pliable. Love need not be a command nor faith a dictum. I am my own god. We are here to unlearn the teachings of the church, state, and our educational system. We are here to drink beer. We are here to kill war. We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.”
Charles Bukowski

Charles Bukowski
“What's genius? I don't know but I do know that the difference between a madman and a professional is that a pro does as well as he can within what
he has set out to do and a madman does exceptionally well at what he can't help doing.”
Charles Bukowski, What Matters Most is How Well You Walk Through the Fire

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