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Dark gray poster with a white border and light gray capital letters reading: "If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don't even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives and maybe even your mind." Smaller text at the bottom right reads: "-Charles Bukowski".

Bukowski Says Go All the Way or Don't Start

A minimalist typographic poster of a Charles Bukowski quote about going all the way or not starting, a blunt pep talk for Xennials who grew up on poster-wall wisdom.

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Dark gray poster with a white border and light gray capital letters reading: "If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don't even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives and maybe even your mind." Smaller text at the bottom right reads: "-Charles Bukowski".

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