It was obvious that he was a man who marched through life to the rhythms of some drum I would never hear.
HUNTER S. THOMPSONFor every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled.
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In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity.
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I don’t see how you can respect yourself if you must look in the hearts and minds of others for your happiness.
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As long as I’m learning something, I figure I’m OK – it’s a decent day.
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I just usually go with my own taste. If I like something, and it happens to be against the law, well, then I might have a problem.
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Not a wasted word. This has been a main point to my literary thinking all my life.
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There is something fresh and crisp about the first hours of a Caribbean day, a happy anticipation that something is about to happen, maybe just up the street or around the next corner.
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I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours.
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An outlaw can be defined as somebody who lives outside the law, beyond the law and not necessarily against it.
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If you’re going to be crazy, you have to get paid for it or else you’re going to be locked up.
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Good news is rare these days, and every glittering ounce of it should be cherished and hoarded and worshipped and fondled like a priceless diamond.
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Writing is the flip side of sex – it’s good only when it’s over.
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Freedom, Truth, Honour, you could rattle off a hundred such words and behind every one of them would gather a thousand punks, pompous little farts, waving the banner with one hand and reaching under the table with the other.
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For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled.
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It gave me a strange feeling, and the rest of that night I didn’t say much, but merely sat there and drank, trying to decide if I was getting older and wiser, or just plain old.
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My greatest talent is in my ability to choose good friends. It’s about as important as things get.
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