I drive around the streets an inch away from weeping, ashamed of my se…

Charles Bukowski
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I drive around the streets an inch away from weeping, ashamed of my sentimentality and possible love. ✨ Charles Bukowski (2016). On Love, p.113, Canongate Books
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I drive around the streets an inch away from weeping, ashamed of my sentimentality and possible love. ✨ Charles Bukowski (2016). On Love, p.113, Canongate Books

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