"Some critics say I write the same thing over and over, well, sometimes I do, sometimes I don't, but when I do the reason is that it feels so good, it's like I'm making love to myself, but not really - it's to this machine."
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Charles Bukowski has always been one of my favorite writers. This book is a collection of poems, stories, and written materials on his extensive relationship with alcohol.
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