Laughia

“it took me a long time to find the most interesting person to drink with: myself”
― Charles Bukowski, You Get So Alone at Times That it Just Makes Sense

“after you've pulled off the tablecloth with
the full plates of food
and broken the windows
and rung the bells of
idiots
and have
spoken true and terrible
words
and have
chased the mob through the
doorway-
then comes the great and
peaceful moment: sitting alone
and
pouring that quiet drink.

the world is better without
them.

only the plants and the animals are
true comrades.

I drink to them and with
them.

they wait as I fill their
glasses.”
― Charles Bukowski, You Get So Alone at Times That it Just Makes Sense

“I've been so
down in the mouth
lately
that sometimes when I
bend over to
lace my shoes
there are
three
tongues.”
― Charles Bukowski, You Get So Alone at Times That it Just Makes Sense

“they're not going to let you
feel good
for very long
anywhere.
the forces aren't going to
let you sit around
fucking-off and
relaxing.
you've got to do it
their way.

the unhappy, the bitter and
the vengeful
need their
fix- which is
you or somebody
anybody
in agony, or
better yet
dead, dropped into some
hole.

as long as there are
human beings about
there is never going to be
any peace
for any individual
upon this earth (or
anywhere else
they might
escape to).

all you can do
is maybe grab
ten lucky minutes
here
or maybe an hour
there.

something
is working toward you
right now, and
I mean you
and nobody but
you.”
― Charles Bukowski, You Get So Alone at Times That it Just Makes Sense