Gonzo Quotes

“I had asked Hunter once, when he was in a rare calm mood, 'Do you know when you're about to change? Are you aware of it?' Hunter said, 'Sandy, do you know what it's like? I'm just standing here, and I have a sense that something is about to happen. And then I start to turn my head, and it's here. The monster's here.”
― Jann S. Wenner, Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S. Thompson

“Hunter and John [Belushi] both shared a sense of possibility, and they seemed to have no limits. There was no Governor of the night. It was like being off on adventures with Huck and Tom - everything was possible.”
― Corey Seymour, Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S. Thompson

“John Belushi had that aura of someone who doesn't have a lot of time - that's why he was a little frantic about everything. I think Oscar [Acosta] had that too. They were both holding onto the end of the tornado, and somehow I think they knew it just wasn't gonna last.”
― Corey Seymour, Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S. Thompson

“Hunter always told me that without the drugs, he would have had the mind of an accountant.”
― Jann S. Wenner, Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S. Thompson

“In another world - without drugs - Hunter would have been Karl Rove.”
― Corey Seymour, Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S. Thompson