I didn't have any friends at school, didn't want any. I felt better be…

Charles Bukowski
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I didn't have any friends at school, didn't want any. I felt better being alone. I sat on a bench and watched the others play and they looked foolish to me. ✨ Charles Bukowski (2001). Ham On Rye, p.23, Canongate Books
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I didn't have any friends at school, didn't want any. I felt better being alone. I sat on a bench and watched the others play and they looked foolish to me. ✨ Charles Bukowski (2001). Ham On Rye, p.23, Canongate Books

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