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 BUKOWSKISome moments are nice, some are nicer, some are even worth writing about.
More Charles Bukowski Quotes
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We’ve died so many times now that we can only wonder why we still care.
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I stopped looking for a Dream Girl, I just wanted one that wasn’t a nightmare.
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I guess the only time most people think about injustice is when it happens to them.
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We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.
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The crazy ones only laugh when there is no reason to laugh.
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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.
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I lie as truthfully as I can.
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In the morning it was morning and I was still alive.
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We don’t even ask happiness, just a little less pain.
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The world is full of boring, identical and mindless people.
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Sex is interesting, but it’s not totally important.
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Great art is horseshit, buy tacos.
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She’s mad, but she’s magic. There’s no lie in her fire.
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Without literature, life is hell.
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I never met another man I’d rather be. And even if that’s a delusion, it’s a lucky one.
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