--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I met a genius on the train today about 6…" description: "\"I met a genius on the train today about 6 years old, he sat beside me and as the train ran down along the coast we came to the ocean and then he looked..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e4/charles-bukowski-73_coast_i-met-a-genius-on-the-train-today-about_71463.jpg" --- # I met a genius on the train today about 6 years old, he… ![“I met a genius on the train today about 6 years old, he sat beside me and as the train ran down along the coast we came to the ocean and then he looked at me and said, it’s not pretty.” quote by Charles Bukowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e4/charles-bukowski-73_coast_i-met-a-genius-on-the-train-today-about_71463.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e4/charles-bukowski-73_coast_i-met-a-genius-on-the-train-today-about_71463.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e4/charles-bukowski-73_coast_i-met-a-genius-on-the-train-today-about_71463.jpg) > “I met a genius on the train today about 6 years old, he sat beside me and as the train ran down along the coast we came to the ocean and then he looked at me and said, it’s not pretty.” [Charles Bukowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-bukowski/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. 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