“I was a man who thrived on solitude; without it I was like another man without food or water.  Each day without solitude weakened me.  I took no pride in my solitude; but I was dependent on it.  The darkness of the room was like sunlight to me.”

— Charles Bukowski

(quote courtesy of Newington Blue Press)

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