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Charles Bukowski Quotes: I’ve had so many knives stuck into me, when they hand me a flower I can’t quite make out what it is. It takes time.
         

I’ve had so many knives stuck into me, when they hand me a flower I can’t quite make out what it is. It takes time.


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