Here are some of my favorite quotes from Bukowski that mean a lot to me and hopefully will mean a lot to you, too.
"peace of mind and heart
arrives
when we accept what
is: “
“Only the boring get bored”
“If you want to create, you'll create...”
“the gods seldom
give
but so quickly
take.”
“Life's as kind as you let it be.”
“If you have the ability to love, love yourself first.”
“regret is mostly caused by not having
done anything.”
"..that there is very little that needs
to be said.”
“Goodness can be found sometimes in the middle of hell.”
“we must bring
our own light
to the
darkness.”
“Everything you own must be able to fit inside one suitcase; then your mind might be free.”
“There is no hurry. Time means nothing
to you.”
“That’s when I first learned that it wasn’t enough to just do your job, you had to have an interest in it, even a passion for it.”
“Can you remember who you were, before the world told you who you should be?”
“To be young is the only religion.”
“they simply never understand,
do they,
that sometimes solitude
is
one of the most beautiful
things
on earth?”
“You have to die a few times before you actually live.”
“You get so alone at times that it just makes sense.”
“If you’re going to try, go all the
way.
otherwise, don’t even start.”
“...now
lighting new cigarettes
pouring more
drinks
it has been a beautiful
fight
still
is.”
