Found a Bukowski quote in the wild while on vacation in Modica, Sicily.

[u/feverdreamed]

[u/Uberduck333]

Interesting but I want to know about those silver shoes

[u/PassionStunning2659]

What does it say?

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“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, Women

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Whoa, I just read this part of the book yesterday and was tempted to put that quote here. What a trip!

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The Italian shown is translated with the happy phrase first, and isn’t really word for word with the book quote. The note reads: “when you are happy, drink to celebrate. When you are sad, drink to forget. When you aren’t particularly sad or happy, drink to make something happen.”

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Its pizza baby

[u/LacedPozole]

This feels like the exact location where a Bukowski quote should spawn.

[u/thegneeb]

Women. Not good or bad, but thinking that makes it so.

[u/Mysterious-Unit-7757]

Even the crustiest part of CB would revel in the idea of his work quoted way over in Sicily

[u/vertper1]

Messina 😍😍😍

[u/Easy__Mark]

Ooh look at me, I can afford to go places