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“(...) I let go, crying and unable to stop because God was such a dirty crook, contemptible skunk, that's what he was for doing that thing to that woman. Come down out of the skies, you God, come on down and I'll hammer your face all over the city of Los Angeles, you miserable unpardonable prankster. If it wasn't for you, this woman would not have been so maimed, and neither would the world, (...)”
― John Fante, Ask the Dust

“Nothing was ever in tune. People just blindly grabbed at whatever there was: communism, health foods, zen, surfing, ballet, hypnotism, group encounters, orgies, biking, herbs, Catholicism, weight-lifting, travel, withdrawal, vegetarianism, India, painting, writing, sculpting, composing, conducting, backpacking, yoga, copulating, gambling, drinking, hanging around, frozen yogurt, Beethoven, Back, Buddha, Christ, TM, H, carrot juice, suicide, handmade suits, jet travel, New York City, and then it all evaporated and fell apart. People had to find things to do while waiting to die. I guess it was nice to have a choice.”
― Charles Bukowski, Women

“This is very important -- to take leisure time. Pace is the essence. Without stopping entirely and doing nothing at all for great periods, you're gonna lose everything...just to do nothing at all, very, very important. And how many people do this in modern society? Very few. That's why they're all totally mad, frustrated, angry and hateful.”
― Charles Bukowski

“الذين ينتمون إلى حزب من الأحزاب، يعتقدون أنهم يتميزون عن أولئك المنخرطين في حزب
آخر، والحال أن جميعهم يلتقون في العمق، وفي طبيعة واحدة، بمجرد لجوئهم إلى الأختيار، ولا يختلفون إلا في الظاهر، أي حسب القناع الذي اختاروه. ومن الجنون أن نتخيل الحقيقة كامنة في الإختيار ما دام كل اختيار أو تحديد موقف، يعادل الإستهانة بالحقيقة. ومن سوء حظنا أن الإختيار واتخاذ الموقف قدر لا مناص لنا منه، كل واحد منا مكره على اختيار اللاحقيقة والخطأ.”
― Emil Cioran, لو كان آدم سعيدًا