*I wanted the whole world or nothing.* [*Charles Bukowski*](http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13275.Charles_Bukowski?utm_medium=email&utm_source=quote_of_the_day) According to city records, Charles Bukowski was born in Andernach, Germany on August 16, 1920, a month after his parents had gotten married. Despite this, the poet and novelist repeatedly claimed he had been born out of wedlock.