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Hunter S. Thompson quotes

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“The Edge... There is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.” Hunter S. Thompson, “Hell's Angels” - 1967

“In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity.” Hunter S. Thompson, “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” - 1971

“I was not proud of what I had learned but I never doubted it was worth knowing.” Hunter S. Thompson, “The Rum Diary” - 1998

“Every now and then when your life gets complicated and the weasels start closing in, the only real cure is to load up on heinous chemicals and then drive like a bastard from Hollywood to Las Vegas.” Hunter S. Thompson, “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” - 1971

“he was a man who marched through life to the rhythms of some drum I would never hear.” Hunter S. Thompson, “Hell's Angels” - 1967

“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 consciousness expansion: Tune in, freak out, get beaten.” Hunter S. Thompson, “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” - 1971

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