I can never drive my car over a bridge without thinking of suicide. I can never look at a lake or an ocean without thinking of suicide.
Charles BukowskiRead
But she projected vitality - you knew that she was there.
Interpretation
The quote highlights the presence and energy of a person, suggesting they have a significant impact on those around them.
In this quote, Charles Bukowski emphasizes the essence of a person who exudes vitality, indicating that their mere presence is impactful. It suggests that vibrant individuals have a unique ability to make their existence felt, leaving an impression on everyone around them through their energy and zest for life.
In practice
This quote can be used to describe a person's infectious energy at a gathering.
I can never drive my car over a bridge without thinking of suicide. I can never look at a lake or an ocean without thinking of suicide.
when I am feeling low all i have to do is watch my cats and my courage returns
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I'm going to open another vottle. not a vottle, but a bottle. you open it and I'll drink it. and you try to write as much as I did without falling off of your chair.
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I lapsed into my pathetic cut-off period. Often with humans, both good and bad, my senses simply shut off, they get tired, I give up. I am polite. I nod. I pretend to understand because I donβt want anybody to be hurt. That is the one weakness that has lead me into the most trouble. Trying to be kind to others I often get my soul shredded into a kind of spiritual pasta. No matter. My brain shuts off. I listen. I respond. And they are too dumb to know that I am not there.
I rose as from the death that wipes out the sadness of life, and then dies itself in the new morrow.
After adolescence, if one's life is sufficiently interesting, the desire to tell oneself stories diminishes.
She had nothing to wish otherwise, but that the days did not pass so swiftly. It was a delightful visit;-perfect, in being much too short.
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There are so many times there could have been a left turn instead of a right turn in all people's lives. I think mine are pretty crystal clear, because of being adopted, being born in Ethiopia, being adopted to Sweden.
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