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Notes of a Dirty Old Man
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"Notes of a Dirty Old Man" Quotes

A collection of raw and gritty observations from the perspective of a provocative and unapologetic writer.

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The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don't have to waste your time voting.

Charles Bukowski

democracydictatorship

If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul left to lose.

Charles Bukowski

soulself-awareness

Genius might be the ability to say a profound thing in a simple way.

Charles Bukowski

geniussimplicity

I wanted the whole world or nothing.

Charles Bukowski

ambitiondesire

An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.

Charles Bukowski

artintellect

There are worse things than being alone but it often takes decades to realize this and most often when you do it's too late and there's nothing worse than too late.

Charles Bukowski

lonelinessregret

The free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it - basically because you feel good, very good, when you are near or with them.

Charles Bukowski

freedomsoul