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Charles Bukowski Quotes: Writing is like going to bed with a beautiful woman and afterwards she gets up, goes to her purse and gives me a handful of money.
         

Writing is like going to bed with a beautiful woman and afterwards she gets up, goes to her purse and gives me a handful of money.


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The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.




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Love is a fog that burns with the first daylight of reality.



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