"people need me. I fillthem. if they can't see mefor awhile the get desperate, they getsick.but if I see them too oftenI get sick. it's hard to feedwit...

I often stood in front of the mirror alone, wondering how ugly a person could get.
~ Charles Bukowski ~












I often stood in front of the mirror alone, wondering how ugly a person could get.
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"I like to prowl ordinary placesand taste the people-from a distance.
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"beware women grownoldwho were neveranything butyoung
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