Lion, lout, rough beast, sick dog, oracle, and oaf: Hunter S. Thompson, 67
Myths and legends die hard in America. We love them for the extra dimension they provide, the illusion of near-infinite possibility to erase the narrow confines of most men’s reality. Weird heroes and mold-breaking champions exist as living proof to those who need it that the tyranny of “the rat race” is not yet final.
—Hunter S. Thompson, “Those Daring Young Men in Their Flying Machines…Ain’t What They Used to Be,” Pageant, September 1969
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