It was like falling down an elevator shaft and landing in a pool full of mermaids.
Hunter S. ThompsonI drink much less than most people think, and I think much more than most people would believe. I am quite sincere about some of the things which people take very lightly, and almost insultingly unconcerned about some of the things which people take most seriously. In short, I am basically antisocial: certainly not to an alarming degree , but just more so than I appear to be.
Hunter S. ThompsonIf you're going to be crazy, you have to get paid for it or else you're going to be locked up.
Hunter S. ThompsonWith the truth so dull and depressing, the only working alternative is wild bursts of madness and filigree.
Hunter S. ThompsonMy life has been the polar opposite of safe, but I am proud of it and so is my son, and that is good enough for me. I would do it all over again without changing the beat, although I have never recommended it to others. That would be cruel and irresponsible and wrong, I think, and I am none of those things.
Hunter S. Thompson