Ako hoćete nešto da uradite

Ako hoćete nešto da uradite - idite do kraja. U suprotnom, ni ne počinjite. To bi moglo da znači da ćete izgubiti djevojku, ženu, rođake, poslove, i moguće je - glavu! Moglo bi da znači da nećete jesti dva ili tri, četiri dana... Moglo bi da znači da ćete se smrzavati na klupi u parku. Možda vam donese i zatvor, porugu i ismijavanje, ili izolaciju. Izolacija je dar, sve ostalo je proba vaše izdržljivosti, ili vaše želje da to - stvarno radite! A vi ćete uspjeti. Uprkos odbijanju i slabim šansama, i biće bolje od bilo čega što možete da zamislite. Ako ćete da pokušavate - zato idite do kraja! Nema sličnog osećanja, bićete sami sa bogovima, a noći će bukteti u plamenu. Jahaćete život sve do savršenog smjeha. I to je jedina borba vrijedna truda!

If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don't even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives and maybe even your mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. It could mean freezing on a park bench. It could mean jail. It could mean derision. It could mean mockery--isolation. Isolation is the gift. All the others are a test of your endurance, of how much you really want to do it. And, you'll do it, despite rejection and the worst odds. And it will be better than anything else you can imagine. If you're going to try, go all the way. There is no other feeling like that. You will be alone with the gods, and the nights will flame with fire. You will ride life straight to perfect laughter. It's the only good fight there is.

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Charles Bukowski