Hunter S. Thompson (1937–2005) American journalist and author
Source: The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967
“What is the point of relaying every word when the words become the crime of friendship.”
Excerpt from the poem Someone Else's Mug in the book Dark Letter Days: Collected Works (2016) by Lorin Morgan-Richards.
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American poet, cartoonist, and children's writer 1975Related quotes
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