I figured since I was citing it as a reference for my writing, I should provide some of my favorite quotes from FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS by Hunter S. Thompson.
"There was a factastic universal sense that whatever we were doing was right, that we were winning.... and that, I think, was the handle---that sense of inevitable victory over the forces of Old and Evil. Not in any mean or military sense; we didn't need that. Our energy would simply prevail. There was no point in fighting---on our side or theirs. We had all the momentum; we were riding the crest of a high and beautiful wave...."
"This place is like the Army: the shark ethic prevails---eat the wounded. 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."
"No, it was too much. The line between madness and masochism was already hazy; the time had come to pull back... to retire, hunker down, back off and 'cop out,' as it were. Why not? In every gig like this, there comes a time to either cut your losses or consolidate your winnings---whichever fits."
"And now look at me: half-crazy with fear, driving 120 miles an hour across Death Valley in some car I never even wanted. You evil bastard! This is your work! You'd better take care of me, Lord... because if you don't you're going to have me on your hands."
"What sells, today, is whatever Fucks You Up---whatever short-circuits your brain and grounds it out for the longest possible time."
