“I paid, got up, walked
to the door, opened
it.

I heard the man
say, "that guy's
nuts."

out on the street I
walked north
feeling
curiously
honored.”

—  Charles Bukowski

Source: You Get So Alone at Times That it Just Makes Sense

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