I felt I had to win. It seemed very important. I didn't know why it wa…

Charles Bukowski
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I felt I had to win. It seemed very important. I didn't know why it was important and I kept thinking, why do I think this is so important? And another part of me answered, just because it is. ✨ Charles Bukowski (2001). Ham On Rye, p.318, Canongate Books
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I felt I had to win. It seemed very important. I didn't know why it was important and I kept thinking, why do I think this is so important? And another part of me answered, just because it is. ✨ Charles Bukowski (2001). Ham On Rye, p.318, Canongate Books

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