Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter Stockton Thompsonwas an American journalist and author, and the founder of the gonzo journalism movement. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, to a middle-class family, Thompson had a turbulent youth after the death of his father left the family in poverty. He was unable to formally finish high school as he was incarcerated for 60 days after abetting a robbery. He subsequently joined the United States Air Force before moving into journalism. He traveled frequently, including stints in California, Puerto Rico,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth18 July 1937
CityLouisville, KY
CountryUnited States of America
Every now and then when your life gets complicated and the weasels start closing in, the only cure is to load up on heinous chemicals and then drive like a bastard from Hollywood to Las Vegas ... with the music at top volume and at least a pint of ether.
Too weird to live, too rare to die!
Let us toast to animal pleasures, to escapism, to rain on the roof and instant coffee, to unemployment insurance and library cards, to absinthe and good-hearted landlords, to music and warm bodies and contraceptives... and to the "good life", whatever it is and wherever it happens to be.
Never create anything, it will be misinterpreted, it will chain you and follow you for the rest of your life.
Life is beautiful and living is pain.
I would feel real trapped in this life if I didn't know I could commit suicide at any time.
Morality is temporary, wisdom is permanent.
Good people drink good beer.
Luck is a very thin wire between survival and disaster, and not many people can keep their balance on it.
I learned a long time ago that reality was much weirder than anyone's imagination.
You better take care of me Lord, if you don't you're gonna have me on your hands.
You can't hoard fun. It has no shelf life.
No sympathy for the devil; keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride...and if it occasionally gets a little heavier than what you had in mind, well...maybe chalk it off to forced conscious expansion: Tune in, freak out, get beaten.
Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously.