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Factotum

One of Charles Bukowski's best, this beer-soaked, deliciously degenerate novel follows the wanderings of aspiring writer Henry Chinaski across World War II-era America. Deferred from military service, Chinaski travels from city to city, moving listless

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Charles Bukowski (9)

“'Have you ever been in love?' 'Love is for real people.'”

— Charles Bukowski, amazon.com

Tagged: Love, In love, Love (The Concept), love requires real feelings

“We really had nothing to do but drink wine and make love.”

— Charles Bukowski, amazon.com

Tagged: Love, Intimacy, Happiness, Cuddles, Making Love

“How in the hell could a man enjoy being awakened at 8:30 a.m. by an alarm clock, leap out of bed, dress, force-feed, shit, piss, brush teeth and hair, and fight traffic to get to a place where essentially you made lots of money for somebody else and were asked to be grateful for the opportunity to d…”

— Charles Bukowski, amazon.com

Tagged: realilty, Employees, Employement

“My ambition is handicapped by laziness.”

— Charles Bukowski, amazon.com

Tagged: Ambition, laziness

“I took no pride in my solitude; but I was dependent on it. The darkness of the room was like sunlight to me.”

— Charles Bukowski, amazon.com

Tagged: Solitude, Introvert

“If you’re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don’t even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives and maybe even your mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. It could mean freezing on a park bench. It could mean jail. It could mean derision. It could mean mocke…”

— Charles Bukowski, amazon.com

Tagged: Loss, Fight, Alone

“If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don't even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives and maybe even your mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. It could mean freezing on a park bench. It could mean jail. It could mean derision. It could mean mocke…”

— Charles Bukowski, amazon.com

Tagged: Trying, Ambition, Determination

“I always started a job with the feeling that I'd soon quit or be fired, and this gave me a relaxed manner that was mistaken for intelligence or some secret power.”

— Charles Bukowski, amazon.com

Tagged: Jobs, Career, Apathy, Assumptions, Work

“People don't need love. What they need is success in one form or another. It can be love but it needn't be.”

— Charles Bukowski, amazon.com

Tagged: Love, Success, Self-Concept, Human Nature