Faster, Faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear... - Hunter S. Thompson

"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?"

"Call on God, but row away from the rocks."

"No More Games. No More Bombs. No More Walking. No More Fun. No More Swimming. 67. That is 17 years past 50. 17 more than I needed or wanted. Boring. I am always bitchy. No Fun — for anybody. 67. You are getting Greedy. Act your old age. Relax — This won't hurt"

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

"For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled."