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Absolute truth is a very rare and dangerous commodity in the context of professional journalism.
Hunter S. Thompson
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Hunter S. Thompson
Age: 67 †
Born: 1937
Born: July 18
Died: 2005
Died: February 20
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Kentucky
Hunter Stockton Thompson
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I just usually go with my own taste. If I like something, and it happens to be against the law, well, then I might have a problem.
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Hit him again, Jack! He's crazy!
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Sleep late, have fun, get wild, drink whisky and drive fast on empty streets with nothing in mind but falling in love and not getting arrested.
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I’m a word freak. I like words. I’ve always compared writing to music. That’s the way I feel about good paragraphs. When it really works, it’s like music.
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