It’s never quite right, all the things we are taught, all the loves we…

Charles Bukowski
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It’s never quite right, all the things we are taught, all the loves we chase, all the deaths we die, all the lives we live.
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it is all ash and dry leaves and grief gone like an ocean liner. ✨ Charles Bukowski (2009). What Matters Most is How Well You, p.35, Harper Collins
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It’s never quite right, all the things we are taught, all the loves we chase, all the deaths we die, all the lives we live.

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