Weird heroes and mould-breaking champions exist as living proof to those who need it that the tyranny of 'the rat race' is not yet final.
Hunter S. ThompsonA little bit of this town goes a very long way. After five days in Vegas you feel like you've been here for five years.
Hunter S. ThompsonGiven my calling I had to stumble across people who felt the same way. I was a young reporter.
Hunter S. ThompsonThe Sixties were an era of extreme reality. I miss the smell of tear gas. I miss the fear of getting beaten.
Hunter S. ThompsonThe main problem in any democracy is that crowd-pleasers are generally brainless swine who can go out on a stage & whup their supporters into an orgiastic frenzy - then go back to the office & sell every one of the poor bastards down the tube for a nickel apiece. Probably the rarest form of life in American politics is the man who can turn on a crowd & still keep his head straight - assuming it was straight in the first place.
Hunter S. Thompson