I wasn't a misanthrope and I wasn't a misogynist but I liked being alo…

Charles Bukowski
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I wasn't a misanthrope and I wasn't a misogynist but I liked being alone. It felt good to sit alone in a small space and smoke and drink. I had always been good company for myself. ✨ Charles Bukowski (2001). Ham On Rye, p.308, Canongate Books
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I wasn't a misanthrope and I wasn't a misogynist but I liked being alone. It felt good to sit alone in a small space and smoke and drink. I had always been good company for myself. ✨ Charles Bukowski (2001). Ham On Rye, p.308, Canongate Books

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