An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist... - Charles Bukowski

"there are worse thingsthan being alonebut it often takesdecades to realize thisand most often when you doit's too lateand there's nothing worsethan too late"

"The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence."

"take a writer away from his typewriterand all you have leftisthe sicknesswhich started himtypingin thebeginning"

"When I begin to doubt my ability to work the word, I simply read another writer and know I have nothing to worry about. My contest is only with myself, to do it right, with power, and force, and delight, and gamble."

"There's a bluebird in my heart that wants to get outbut I'm too tough for him,I say, stay in there, I'm not going to let anybody see you."