If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don't even start. ✨…

Charles Bukowski
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If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don't even start. ✨ Fictional character: Henry Chinaski. Factotum, www.imdb.com. 2005.
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If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don't even start. ✨ Fictional character: Henry Chinaski. Factotum, www.imdb.com. 2005.

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