“We have wasted History like a bunch of drunks shooting dice back in the men’s crapper of the local bar.”– Charles Bukowski Related Quotes “Gay writers now have both a sense of history and the fables that allows them to dwell in the realms of the ridiculous and at the same time talk seriously about things.”– Tony Kushner “I love places that have an incredible history. I love the Italian way of life. I love the food. I love the people. I love the attitudes of Italians.”– Elton John “Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness.”– Erica Jong