There is nothing worse than a man in the throws of an ether bender.

Marathon running, like golf, is a game for players, not winners. That is why Callaway sells golf clubs and Nike sells running shoes. But running is unique in that the world's best racers are on the same course, at the same time, as amateurs, who have as much chance of winning as your average weekend warrior would scoring a touchdown in the NFL.

Whatever he might have denied me was unimportant; it was the fact that he could deny me anything at all, even what I didn't want

God's mercy on you degenerate swine.

I never knew where I was going, but I ripped the tits off of everything that got in my way. By the time they figured me out, it was too late.

If you're going to be crazy, you have to get paid for it or else you're going to be locked up.

In Hong Kong, Dallas, or at home —and regardless of whether or not I have been to bed — breakfast is a personal ritual that can only be properly observed alone, and in a spirit of genuine excess. The food factor should always be massive: four Bloody Marys, two grapefruits, a pot of coffee, Rangoon crepes, a half pound of either sausage, bacon, or corned beef hash with diced chilies , a Spanish omelette or eggs Benedict, a quart of milk, a chopped lemon for random seasoning, and something like a slice of Key lime pie, two margaritas, and six lines of the best cocaine for dessert.