of course it's possible to love... (1 Viewer)

[june19th]

greetings.

is the following line from a specific novel/piece of work or just a general quote?

"of course its possible to love a human being if you don't know them too well."

looked around but didn't see this as posted already. any help is appreciated, thanks.

 

[flaco]

I think he stole it from Groucho Marx. Or maybe Woody Allen?

 

[HarryC13]

Source of Bukowski quote

It's from Notes of a Dirty Old Man, page 177 in the newest City Lights edition. The exact quote is imbedded in a dialogue between two men:

"you mean to say that you can LOVE a piece of buttered toast?
only some, sir. on certain mornings. in certain rays of sunlight. love arrives and departs without notice.
is it possible to love a human being?
of course, especially if you don't know them too well."

This is only 12 pages removed from his "scribbling on shirt cardboards during two-day drunks" riff, which contains the famous "an artist is a man who" quote and "If you want to know where God is, ask a drunk."

:)

 

[flaco]

Ah, of course. First reading of Bukowski for me was Notes of a Dirty Old Man. That was several years ago, though. Just read through that section. Existential Buk in the big house.

 

[roni]

Harry! you're cool!