"There is no story unless you've written it."

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Source : Hunter S. Thompson (2012). “Ancient Gonzo Wisdom”, p.273, Pan Macmillan

Hunter S. Thompson

#Writing Quotes #Stories Quotes

“I think that's exactly what Silicon Valley was all about in those days. Let's do a startup in our parents' garage and try to create a business”
“God gave me life to continue to do things that I would never have done.”
“Without the gift of flowers and the infinite diversity of their fruits, man and bird, if they had continued to exist at all, would be today unrecognizable.”
“I came to The United States to see what would happen in 2000 after working for 20 years in Australia and asked my agent to look out for the nasty roles because I'd become famous for playing the nicest man in Australia. So I wanted to play bad guys. But I've been doing that now for 13 years so when I was offered the chance to do some comedy, I grabbed it.”

Source : "Alan Dale: The Nicest Bad Guy in The Biz". Interview with Jarett Wieselman, www.etonline.com. February 6, 2013.
“The key to comedy is commitment - if you're afraid, you shouldn't be a comedian.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“When the Nobel award came my way, it also gave me an opportunity to do something immediate and practical about my old obsessions, including literacy, basic health care and gender equity, aimed specifically at India and Bangladesh.”
“In this life all that I have is my word and my balls and I do not break them for nobody.”
“I did an interview once where I was asked who I found attractive and I went on about cartoons and Nala from 'The Lion King' - and it's a bit weird but various of my ex-girlfriends actually did look like Nala.”

Source : "Come February, the world will be sick of my face". Interview with Tim Lewis, www.theguardian.com. January 21, 2012.

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