Quotes from book
The Curse of Lono

Name: The Curse of Lono
Author: Hunter S. Thompson

The Curse of Lono is a book by Hunter S. Thompson describing his experiences in Hawaii in 1980. Originally published in 1983, the book was only in print for a short while. In 2005 it was re-released as a limited edition. Only 1000 copies were produced, each one being signed by the author and artist Ralph Steadman.The book is now available as a smaller hardcover edition.

“Yesterday's weirdness is tomorrow's reason why.”

Hunter S. Thompson book The Curse of Lono

Source: The Curse of Lono

“The greatest mania of all is passion: and I am a natural slave to passion: the balance between my brain and my soul and my body is as wild and delicate as the skin of a Ming vase.”

Hunter S. Thompson book The Curse of Lono

Source: The Curse of Lono

“How many times had he stood calmly back there on the duckboards and listened to respectable-looking people talk about raping the hotel penguins?”

Hunter S. Thompson book The Curse of Lono

The Curse of Lono (1983)
1980s