Nixon was no more a saint than he was a great president.

Gonzo journalism is a style of reporting based on William Faulkner's idea that the best fiction is far more true than any kind of journalism.

I felt like a monster reincarnation of Horatio Alger: A man on the move, and just sick enough to be totally confident.

I haven't found a drug yet that can get you anywhere near as high as a sitting at a desk writing, trying to imagine a story no matter how bizarre it is, [or] going out and getting into the weirdness of reality and doing a little time on the Proud Highway.

No music + Bad TV = Bad mood & no pages.

The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it.

Quacks are a part of our culture, and we all fall prey to them. Who among us can say, for sure, that even our own personal physicians are honest and competent?