❝I`ve never been lonely. I`ve been in a room. I`ve felt suicidal. I’ve been depressed. I`ve felt awful -awful beyond all - but I never felt that one other person could enter that room and cure what was bothering me … or that any number of people could enter that room. In other words, loneliness is something I`ve never been bothered with because I`ve always had this terrible itch for solitude. It`s being at a party, or at a stadium full of people cheering for something, that I might feel loneliness. I`ll quote Ibsen, “The strongest men are the most alone.” I`ve never thought, “Well, some beautiful blonde will come in here and give me a fuck-job, rub my balls, and I`ll feel good.” No, that won`t help. You know the typical crowd, “Wow, it`s Friday night, what are you going to do? Just sit there?” Well, yeah. Because there`s nothing out there. It`s stupidity. Stupid people mingling with stupid people. Let them stupidify themselves. I`ve never been bothered with the need to rush out into the night. I hid in bars, because I didn`t want to hide in factories. That`s all. Sorry for all the millions, but I`ve never been lonely. I like myself. I`m the best form of entertainment I have. Let`s drink more wine!❞
— Charles Bukowski (via lightgrenade)
(Source: gingerorchid, via lightgrenade)
