We are all alone, born alone, die alone, and—in spite of True Romance magazines—we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way. I do not say lonely—at least, not all the time—but essentially, and finally, alone. This is what makes your self-respect so important, and I don't see how you can respect yourself if you must look in the hearts and minds of others for your happiness.
Let us toast to animal pleasures, to escapism, to rain on the roof and instant coffee, to unemployment insurance and library cards, to absinthe and good-hearted landlords, to music and warm bodies and contraceptives... and to the "good life", whatever it is and wherever it happens to be.
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!
Forever loving Hunter S. Thompson!
Hey, want to read some #letters ? #newyearreads
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!"
the most famous/infamous #localauthor from my neck of the woods (western colorado). #aprilbookshowers
Curious question: For those who read and enjoy Hunter S. Thompson; are his books ones you can read straight through from beginning to end, or do you have to stop after awhile and take a break? I'm just curious because I have to take a break occasionally and remind myself that this was a man whose ashes were shot out of fireworks after his funeral. (Also, not sure if this quote is from this book or just something he said.)
#favoritequote #bookriot "when the going gets weird , the weird turn pro." - Hunter S. Thompson
We are all alone, born alone, die alone, and—in spite of True Romance magazines—we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way. I do not say lonely—at least, not all the time—but essentially, and finally, alone. This is what makes your self-respect so important, and I don't see how you can respect yourself if you must look in the hearts and minds of others for your happiness.
I'm afraid of nothing and I want nothing. I wait like a psychopath in a game of dodge-ball: breathing quickly while the fools decide which one will throw at me next, and jumping aside for no reason except that I like being in the middle. Why not quit altogether and lie down outside the circle?
To be nobody but yourself--in a world which is doing it's best, night and day, to make you everybody else--means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting. --E.E. Cummings
pick#recommendsday I know that HST is an acquired flavor for some but I absolutely adore him. I read this book 2 yrs ago and I keep coming back to it over and over.
Need to read more HST. (h/t Unknown Brewery in Charlotte for the inspiration)
Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967 | 
