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Baby,” I said, “I’m a genius but nobody knows it but me.

Charles Bukowski

That’s the problem with drinking, I thought, as I poured myself a drink. If something bad happens you drink in an attempt to forget; if something good happens you drink in order to celebrate; and if nothing happens you drink to make something happen.
CHARLES BUKOWSKI

Alcohol Celebration Drink Funny Humor Sarcastic
Drinking is an emotional thing. It joggles you out of the standardism of everyday life, out of everything being the same.
CHARLES BUKOWSKI

Alcohol Drink Emotional Life Standard
Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I’m not going to make it, but you laugh inside – remembering all the times you’ve felt that way.
CHARLES BUKOWSKI

Bed Climb Humor Inside Laugh Morning Time
Things get bad for all of us, almost continually, and what we do under the constant stress reveals who/what we are.
CHARLES BUKOWSKI

Bad Character Constant Reveal Stress Struggle
Some moments are nice, some are nicer, some are even worth writing about.
CHARLES BUKOWSKI

Moments Poetry Worth Writing
If you’re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don’t even start.
CHARLES BUKOWSKI

Inspirational Start Try Work Hard
Sometimes you just have to pee in the sink.
CHARLES BUKOWSKI

Alcohol Drunk Funny Sarcastic
Great art is horseshit, buy tacos.
CHARLES BUKOWSKI

Art Buy Greatness Horse One Liner
There are only two things wrong with money: too much or too little.
CHARLES BUKOWSKI

Money Wrong
Animals never worry about Heaven or Hell. Neither do I. Maybe that’s why we get along.
CHARLES BUKOWSKI

Animal Death Heaven Hell Life Worry
The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don’t have to waste your time voting.
CHARLES BUKOWSKI

Democracy Difference Vote Wasted Time
She’s mad, but she’s magic. There’s no lie in her fire.
CHARLES BUKOWSKI

Fire Lie Mad Magic Romantic She Women Empowerment
Beauty is nothing, beauty won’t stay. You don’t know how lucky you are to be ugly, because if people like you, you know it’s for something else.
CHARLES BUKOWSKI

Beauty Lucky People Ugly
Slavery was never abolished, it was only extended to include all the colors.
CHARLES BUKOWSKI

Abolish Color Extend Slave
The free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it – basically because you feel good, very good, when you are near or with them.
CHARLES BUKOWSKI

Feeling Freedom Goodness Rare See Soul
You can steal my women but don’t play with my whiskey.
CHARLES BUKOWSKI

Alcohol Play Sarcastic Steal Whisky Women

Baby,” I said, “I’m a genius but nobody knows it but me.

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