Quotes from book
Betting on the Muse: Poems and Stories


Charles Bukowski photo

“how can you be true and
kind at the same
time?

how?”

Source: Betting on the Muse: Poems and Stories

Charles Bukowski photo

“It is possible to be truly mad and to still exist upon scraps of life.”

Source: Betting on the Muse: Poems and Stories

Charles Bukowski photo

“most days go
nowhere
but the avoidance
of pain and
dissolution are
lovely.”

Source: Betting on the Muse: Poems and Stories

Charles Bukowski photo
Charles Bukowski photo
Charles Bukowski photo

“I was only photographing in words the reality of it all.”

Source: Betting on the Muse: Poems and Stories

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