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Henry Chinaski: [first voiceover] As we live we all get caught and torn by various traps. Writing can trap you. Some writers tend to write what has pleased their readers in the past. They hear accolades and believe them. There is only one final judge of writing and that is the writer. When he is swayed by the critics, the editors, the publishers, the readers, then he's finished. And, of course, when he's swayed with his fame and his fortune you can float him down the river with the turds
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As we live we all get caught and by various traps
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Writing can trap you
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Some tend to write what has pleased their readers in the past
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They hear accolades and believe them
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There is only one final judge of writing and that is the writer
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When he is swayed by the critics the editors the readers he is finished
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And when he 's swayed with his fame
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you can float him down the river with the turds
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Movie Summary
This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, CA trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interest, which is writing. Along t
