Ham on Rye Quotes

“You'll never be a writer if you hide from reality.”

― Charles Bukowski, Ham on Rye

topic:hiding reality writing

“They laughed. Things were funny. They weren't afraid to care. There was no sense to life, to the structure of things.”

― Charles Bukowski, Ham on Rye

topic:life meaning

“I had decided against religion a couple of years back. If it were true, it made fools out of people, or it drew fools. And if it weren't true, the fools were all the more foolish.”

― Charles Bukowski, Ham on Rye

topic:truth religion foolishness

“Wealth meant victory and victory was the only reality. What woman chooses to live with a dishwasher?”

― Charles Bukowski, Ham on Rye

topic:women wealth

“I guess the only time most people think about injustice is when it happens to them.”

― Charles Bukowski, Ham on Rye

topic:self

“Getting drunk was good. I decided that I would always like getting drunk. It took away the obvious and maybe if you could get away from the obvious often enough, you wouldn't become obvious yourself.”

― Charles Bukowski, Ham on Rye

topic:self

“I had always been good company for myself.”

― Charles Bukowski, Ham on Rye

topic:self loneliness

“I often stood in front of the mirror alone, wondering how ugly a person could get.”

― Charles Bukowski, Ham on Rye

topic:self beauty loneliness

“I knew I was strong, and maybe like they said, 'crazy.' But I had this feeling inside of me that something real was there.”

― Charles Bukowski, Ham on Rye

“I didn't have any friends at school, didn't want any. I felt better being alone. I sat on a bench and watched the others play and they looked foolish to me.”

― Charles Bukowski, Ham on Rye

topic:friendship loneliness foolishness

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