Why do you insist upon destroying yourself? Author: Charles Bukowski Copy Quote More from Charles Bukowski “Her violence frightened me. She always claimed that I was the jealous one, and …” “I climbed the stairway (there was no elevator) and put the key in. The door swu…” “I remember wheneach 4th lot was vacant and overgrown, and the landlordonly go t…” “For those who believe in God, most of the big questions are answered. But for t…”