With me, my main vision for life was to avoid as many people as possib…

Charles Bukowski
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With me, my main vision for life was to avoid as many people as possible. The less people I saw the better I felt. ✨ Charles Bukowski (2009). Hollywood, p.256, Canongate Books
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