my mother, poor fish,wanting to be happy, beaten two or thre... - Charles Bukowski

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

"To do a dull thing with style-now that's what I call art."

"She's mad, but she's magic. There's no lie in her fire."

"He asked, "What makes a man a writer?""Well,"I said, "it's simple. You either get it down on paper, or jump off a bridge."

"We don’t even ask happiness, just a little less pain."