Daily Dialogue — August 20, 2016

Henry: I had an idea I’d be discovered after my death.
Tully: You look well on the way. You might be on a deadline.
Henry: Hey, what’s with this deadline crap, huh?
Tully: Don’t you remember? You sent us dozens of stories. Why did you send your stuff to us?
Henry: I liked the title of the mag, it boggled my scrotum.
Tully: Why don’t you stop drinking? Anybody can be a drunk.
Henry: Anybody can be a non-drunk. It takes a special talent to be a drunk. It takes endurance. Endurance is more important than truth.

— Barfly (1987), written by Charles Bukowski

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Alcoholism.

Trivia: The movie’s “screenplay [was] commissioned in 1979” according to the Turner Classic Movies website. This was around eight years prior to the picture being made and released.

Dialogue On Dialogue: To sustain a life as an alcoholic, an individual has to come up with a world view which supports the lifestyle. Here Henry provides a glimpse into his world view in support of his drunken ways.