“ Not everybody is comfortable with the idea that politics is a guilty addiction. But it is. Hunter S. Thompson
“ We had two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamer… Hunter S. Thompson
“ The only difference between the sane and the insane is that the sane have the power to lock up the insane. Hunter S. Thompson
“ There are many harsh lessons to be learned from the gambling experience, but the harshest one of all is the difference between having Fun and being Smart. Hunter S. Thompson
“ We cannot expect people to have respect for law and order until we teach respect to those we have entrusted to enforce those laws. Hunter S. Thompson
“ As for LSD, I highly recommend it. We had a fine, wild weekend and no trouble at all. The feeling it produces is hard to describe. 'Intensity' is a fair word for it. Try half a cube at first, just sit… Hunter S. Thompson
“ Just the other day the AP wire had a story about a man from Arkansas who entered some kind of contest and won a two-week vacation--all expenses paid--wherever he wanted to go. Any place in the world:… Hunter S. Thompson
“ 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… Hunter S. Thompson
“ Objective journalism is one of the main reasons that American politics has been allowed to be so corrupt for so long. Hunter S. Thompson
