Beauty is nothing, beauty won’t stay. You don’t know how lucky you are…

Charles Bukowski
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Beauty is nothing, beauty won’t stay. You don’t know how lucky you are to be ugly, because if people like you, you know it’s for something else. ✨ Charles Bukowski (2013). The Most Beautiful Woman in Town, p.1, City Lights Books
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Beauty is nothing, beauty won’t stay. You don’t know how lucky you are to be ugly, because if people like you, you know it’s for something else. ✨ Charles Bukowski (2013). The Most Beautiful Woman in Town, p.1, City Lights Books

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