Bukowski said once,

 

‘If you’re going to try, go all the way.’

 

Bukowski said,

 

‘This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives, jobs and maybe your mind.’

 

Bukowski said,

 

‘Go all the way – it could mean derision, mockery, isolation. Isolation is the gift. All the others are a test of your endurance. Of how much you really want to do it.’

 

Bukowski said,

 

‘And you’ll do it despite rejection and the worst odds and it will be better than anything else you can imagine.’

 

Bukowski said,

 

‘You will ride life straight to perfect laughter, it’s the only good fight there is.’