Hunter S. Thompson — People

Painterly brass cartridge case standing in an open white pill bottle on marble, with its cap beside it. — Original artwork

I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they’ve always worked for me.

Hunter S. Thompson

An open red padlock with a brass key and a pale feather on a mustard-yellow background. — Original artwork

I wouldn't recommend alcohol and drugs to anyone. But they have always worked for me.

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A miniature silver car sits beside a curled dry root on a cracked desert plain. — Original artwork

Old elephants limp off to the hills to die; old Americans go out to the highway and drive themselves to death with huge cars.

Hunter S. Thompson

A small wooden boat pitches on a breaking wave beside a plain dock post beneath a glowing cloudy sky. — Original artwork

So we shall let the reader answer this question for himself: Who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived, or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?

Hunter S. Thompson

A cracked piece of wall bears diagonal claw-like scratches against a dark green background. — Original artwork

This place is giving me the Fear.

Hunter S. Thompson

A red convertible speeds down a desert highway into a psychedelic sunset of swirling colours. — Original artwork

We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold. I remember saying something like 'I feel a bit lightheaded; maybe you should drive....'

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