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Post Office
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"Post Office" Quotes

A gritty and darkly humorous tale of the mundane and chaotic life of a disillusioned postal worker.

Quotes

I wasn't much for small talk. I liked the feeling of running on and on with someone, but only if it was about something that really mattered.

Charles Bukowski

communicationmeaningful conversations

I wasn't much for games. Once I had a woman who kept trying to get me to play chess with her. I told her I didn't like to play games.

Charles Bukowski

gamesrelationships

I felt like crying but nothing came out. It was just a sort of sad sickness, sick sad, when you can't feel any worse. I think you know it. I think everybody knows it now and then.

Charles Bukowski

sadnessemotions

I didn't like the idea of being foolish, but I learned pretty soon that it was essential to fail and be foolish.

Charles Bukowski

failurefoolishness

I felt like a million tonight, but one at a time.

Charles Bukowski

self-worthconfidence

I was just another bum looking for a handout, honey, and I'm sorry about that.

Charles Bukowski

apologyregret

I just wanted to get drunk and stay drunk forever.

Charles Bukowski

alcoholaddiction

I wasn't much for the abstract. I liked things you could touch and smell and feel.

Charles Bukowski

concretesensory

I was a fool and I knew it. I'd always been a fool and I knew that too.

Charles Bukowski

foolishnessself-awareness

I didn't know what the hell I was doing, but I did it.

Charles Bukowski

uncertaintyaction