My dear, Find what you love and let it kill you. Let it drain you of your all. Let it cling onto your back and weigh you down into eventual nothingness. Let it kill you and let it devour your remains. For all things will kill you, both slowly and fastly, but it’s much better to be killed by a lover.~ Falsely yours Charles Bukowski
About This Quote

The idea is that what one loves will ultimately be the death of them. That is because all things eventually do kill people, but it is so much better to be killed by someone you love than by something else. This quote can also be applied to relationships where one person loves another but does not want to lose them so they try to take advantage of that person. The relationship ends up becoming abusive and ultimately takes its toll on the victim. It is important to know that all things will kill you, but it is better to die lovingly than by something else.

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