With the truth so dull and depressing, the only working alternative is wild bursts of madness and filigree.
HUNTER S. THOMPSON
HUNTER S. THOMPSON
Hunter S. Thompson on depression
“With the truth so dull and depressing, the only working alternative is wild bursts of madness and filigree.”
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