Quotes by Hunter S. Thompson [Part 4 of 5] “Journalism, to me, is just another drug – a free ride to scenes I'd probably miss if I stayed straight.” “The TV business is a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs. There is also a negative side.” “Most people who deal in words don't have much faith in them and I am no exception.” “Absolute truth is a very rare and dangerous commodity in the context of professional journalism.” “The best fiction is far more true than any kind of journalism.”