Show me a man who lives alone and has a perpetually clean kitchen, and 8 times out of 9 I’ll show you a man with detestable spiritual qualities.
Meaning of the quote
Charles Bukowski suggests that a man who lives alone and always keeps his kitchen spotless is likely to have unpleasant personal qualities. He believes that someone who is overly obsessed with cleanliness and order in their private space may also have unappealing traits in their personality and inner life.
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