What a weary time those years were -- to have the desire and the need …

Charles Bukowski
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What a weary time those years were -- to have the desire and the need to live but not the ability. ✨ Charles Bukowski (2001). Ham On Rye, p.238, Canongate Books
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What a weary time those years were -- to have the desire and the need to live but not the ability. ✨ Charles Bukowski (2001). Ham On Rye, p.238, Canongate Books

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