All a guy needed was a chance. Somebody was alway controlling who got …

Charles Bukowski
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All a guy needed was a chance. Somebody was alway controlling who got a chance and who didn't. ✨ Charles Bukowski (2001). Ham On Rye, p.61, Canongate Books
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All a guy needed was a chance. Somebody was alway controlling who got a chance and who didn't. ✨ Charles Bukowski (2001). Ham On Rye, p.61, Canongate Books

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