When I begin to doubt my ability to work the word, I simply read anoth…

Charles Bukowski
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When I begin to doubt my ability to work the word, I simply read another writer and know I have nothing to worry about. My contest is only with myself, to do it right, with power, and force, and delight, and gamble. ✨ Fictional character: Henry Chinaski. Factotum, www.imdb.com. 2005.
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