Here are some of my favorite quotes from Bukowski that mean a lot to me and hopefully will mean a lot to you, too.

"peace of mind and heart

arrives

when we accept what

is: “

“Only the boring get bored”

“If you want to create, you'll create...”

“the gods seldom

give

but so quickly

take.”

“Life's as kind as you let it be.”

“If you have the ability to love, love yourself first.”

“regret is mostly caused by not having

done anything.”

"..that there is very little that needs

to be said.”

“Goodness can be found sometimes in the middle of hell.”

“we must bring

our own light

to the

darkness.”

“Everything you own must be able to fit inside one suitcase; then your mind might be free.”

“There is no hurry. Time means nothing

to you.”

“That’s when I first learned that it wasn’t enough to just do your job, you had to have an interest in it, even a passion for it.”

“Can you remember who you were, before the world told you who you should be?”

“To be young is the only religion.”

“they simply never understand,

do they,

that sometimes solitude

is

one of the most beautiful

things

on earth?”

“You have to die a few times before you actually live.”

“You get so alone at times that it just makes sense.”

“If you’re going to try, go all the

way.

otherwise, don’t even start.”

“...now

lighting new cigarettes

pouring more

drinks

it has been a beautiful

fight

still

is.”