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     Charles Bukowski was an alcoholic, a womanizer, a chronic gambler, a lout, a cheapskate, a deadbeat, and on his worst days, a poet.  He's probably the last person on earth you would ever look to for life advice or expect to see in any sort of self-help book.
     Which is why he's the perfect place to start.

-Mark Manson,  The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*uck:  A Counterintuitive Approach To Living A Good Life