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Hunter S. Thompson was an American journalist and author who founded the gonzo journalism movement.
* He was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on July 18, 1937.
* He rose to prominence with the publication of Hell's Angels (1967), a book for which he spent a year living and riding with the Hells Angels motorcycle club to write a first-hand account of their lives and experiences.
* In 1970, he wrote an unconventional magazine feature titled "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved" for Scanlan's Monthly, which raised his profile and established his counterculture credibility.
* His most famous work is Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1971), a semi-autobiographical account of his trip to Las Vegas with his lawyer, Oscar Zeta Acosta.
* He died by suicide on February 20, 2005, at the age of 67.
* He is considered one of the most influential journalists and writers of the 20th century.
* His work is characterized by its use of first-person narrative, its exploration of the dark side of American culture, and its rebellious spirit.
* He is a cult figure among many, and his work continues to be read and admired by people all over the world.

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!

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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?

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

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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 up to forced consciousness expansion: Tune in, freak out, get beaten.

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Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously.

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Morality is temporary, wisdom is permanent.

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

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I have no taste for either poverty or honest labor, so writing is the only recourse left for me.

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When the going gets weird, the weird turn professional.

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I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours.

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