Sunday, July 19, 2015

30 Lessons for a Life on the Edge from Hunter S. Thompson

30 Lessons for a Life on the Edge from Hunter S. Thompson

6 comments:

Don Coffin said...

I'm not sure he intended this one in the way we might read it today:
“There are many harsh lessons to be learned from the gambling experience, but the harshest one of all is the difference between having Fun and being Smart.”

And I do not believe this is true (and I'm sure the Buddha would agree with me):
“For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled.”

Unknown said...

But did you and the Buddha have as much fun as Hunter S. Thompson?

Don Coffin said...

I've had a lot of fun; I can't speak for the Buddha.

Deb said...

I suspect no matter how much "fun" Thompson had, he rarely remembered it.

Unknown said...

Years ago I was to meet Hunter at his favorite haunt in Woody Creek. He was incoherent on the phone and never showed. I was greatly disappointed as I am a big admirer of his writing style.

W. L. Ripley

Unknown said...

The first book I ever read by him was the one about the Hell's Angels. I read a lot of his stuff in Rolling Stone after that.