Meandering in circles . . .

Today is the birthday of Hunter Stockton Thompson (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) journalist and author. He is best known as the creator of Gonzo journalism and for his novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

"No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master." - Hunter S. Thompson

"The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over." - Hunter S. Thompson

"If you're going to be crazy, you have to get paid for it or else you're going to be locked up." - Hunter S. Thompson

"Fear is just another word for ignorance." - Hunter S. Thompson

"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." - Hunter S. Thompson

"Freedom is something that dies unless it's used." - Hunter S. Thompson

"Buy the ticket, take the ride." - Hunter S. Thompson

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