There's nothing worse in the world than a poetry recital. Autore: Charles Bukowski Copy Quote More from Charles Bukowski “They, all of them, seemed to put literary form in front of the actuality and li…” “We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tre…” “Pretty words, as pretty women, wrinkle up and die.” “What a weary time those years were -- to have the desire and the need to live b…”