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
If there are junk yards in hell, love is the dog that guards the gates.
Interpretation
Love protects and defends us from despair and negativity.
In this quote, Bukowski illustrates the powerful and protective nature of love, suggesting that even in the direst of circumstances (symbolized by junk yards in hell), love acts as a guardian. It highlights the essential role that love plays in our lives, providing a sense of hope and safety against the chaos and despair that can surround us.
In practice
In a speech about the importance of relationships, you could use this quote to emphasize how love serves as a protective force.
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
The masses are always wrong...Wisdom is doing everything the crowd does not do. All you do is reverse the totality of their learning and you have the heaven they're looking for.
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.
To experience real agony is something hard to write about, impossible to understand while it grips you; you're frightened out of your wits, canβt sit still, move, or even go decently insane.
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.
There have been many accolades uttered about Elvis' talent and performances through the years, all of which I agree with wholeheartedly. I shall miss him dearly as a friend. He was a warm, considerate and generous man.
Give crowns and pounds and guineas But not your heart away; Give pearls away and rubies, But keep your fancy free.
You know that you have fully experienced love when you turn into love - that is the spiritual goal of life.
Maybe the poets are right. Maybe love is the only answer.
I love myself, therefore I love totally in the now, experiencing each moment as good and knowing that my future is bright, and joyous and secure, for I am a beloved child of the universe and the universe lovingly takes care of me now and forever more. And so it is.
Give love and unconditional acceptance to those you encounter, and notice what happens.
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