“I lean to you, numb as a fossil. Tell me I'm here.”
Sylvia Plath (1932–1963) American poet, novelist and short story writer
Source: The Collected Poems
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Charles Bukowski (1920–1994) American writer
"The Meaning of Life: The Big Picture", Life Magazine (December 1988)
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“I went to the worst of bars hoping to get killed but all I could do was to get drunk again.”
Charles Bukowski (1920–1994) American writer
“She's mad, but she's magic. There's no lie in her fire.”
Charles Bukowski (1920–1994) American writer
Variant: she’s mad, but she’s magic.
“I thought you were sane," I said, "but you're
just as crazy as the rest of them.”
Charles Bukowski book Love Is a Dog from Hell
Source: Love Is a Dog from Hell
“one can never be sure whether it's good poetry or bad acid”
Charles Bukowski book Love Is a Dog from Hell
Source: Love Is a Dog from Hell
“Opinions are like orgasms… mine matters most and I really don’t care if you have one.”
Sylvia Plath (1932–1963) American poet, novelist and short story writer
“The real leader has no need to lead. He is content to point the way.”
Henry Miller (1891–1980) American novelist
Source: The Wisdom of the Heart (1941), p. 46
Sylvia Plath (1932–1963) American poet, novelist and short story writer
Variant: How we need that security. How we need another soul to cling to, another body to keep us warm. To rest and trust; to give your soul in confidence: I need this. I need someone to pour myself into.
Source: The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
“Baby," I said. "I'm a genius but nobody knows it but me.”
Charles Bukowski book Factotum
Source: Factotum (1975), Ch. 31
“I desire the things which will destroy me in the end.”
Sylvia Plath (1932–1963) American poet, novelist and short story writer
Journal entry from July 1950 – 1953, page 63 of the original, page 55 of the collection
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath (2000)
Source: The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath