Hunter S. Thompson

At the top of the mountain we are all snow leopards.

To make a point of declaring friendship is to cheapen it. For men's emotions are very rarely put into words successfully.

Jesus! Did I SAY that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me? I glanced over at my attorney, but he seemed oblivious.

Every reaction is a learning process; every significant experience alters your perspective. So it would seem foolish, would it not, to adjust our lives to the demands of a goal we see from a different angle everyday? How could we ever hope to accomplish anything anther than galloping neurosis?

In the meantime, I would drink, rest, and ponder the meaning of this mob.

Never turn your back on fear. It should always be in front of you, like a thing that might have to be killed.

This is the fast lane, folks...and some of us like it here.

On some days you get what you want, and on others, you get what you need.

The only thing that really worried me was the ether. There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a man in the depths of an ether binge. And I knew we'd get into that rotten stuff pretty soon. Probably at the next gas station.

Weird behavior is natural in smart children, just as curiosity is to a kitten.

My life has been the polar opposite of safe, but I am proud of it and so is my son, and that is good enough for me. I would do it all over again without changing the beat, although I have never recommended it to others. That would be cruel and irresponsible and wrong, I think, and I am none of those things.

An outlaw can be defined as somebody who lives outside the law, beyond the law and not necessarily against it.

Whatever he might have denied me was unimportant; it was the fact that he could deny me anything at all, even what I didn't want

Faster, Faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.

Don't judge your taco by its price

Sex, drugs, and insanity have always worked for me, but I wouldn't recommend them for everyone.

He could shake your hand and stab you in the back at the same time.

Familiarity seems to breed contempt

There’s a lot of things wrong with this country, but one of the few things still right with it is that a man can steer clear of the organized bullshit if he really wants to. It’s a goddamned luxury, and if I were you, I’d take advantage of it while you can.

It was the kind of town that made you feel like Humphrey Bogart: you came in on a bumpy little plane, and, for some mysterious reason, got a private room with a balcony overlooking the town and the harbor; then you sat there and drank until something happened.

Coming of age in a fascist police state will not be a barrel of fun for anybody, much less for people like me, who are not inclined to suffer Nazis gladly and feel only contempt for the cowardly flag-suckers who would gladly give up their outdated freedom to live for the mess of pottage they have been conned into believing will be freedom from fear.