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I'm away from my well annotated copy* of _The Proud Gentleman_ but this letter has almost certainly come from that collection. It makes more sense in context of
by oasisbob 10y ago
I'm away from my well annotated copy* of _The Proud Gentleman_ but this letter has almost certainly come from that collection. It makes more sense in context of his other writings from the time.
Another quote, from the same, which I remember as vividly as (and juxtaposed with) this letter:
"Everybody is looking for someone who can stand up in the wind. It is lonely standing up and crowded lying down. I refuse to be an anchor for other people’s dreams—but then I refuse to anchor mine to anyone else."
* I wish my younger self knew the risk of loaning such a loved and personal book
- NhanH 10y agoI can't seem to find that book (The Proud Gentleman) on Google. Any chance you have a link to it?
- nes350 10y agoI'm pretty sure oasisbob refers to "The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967 (The Fear and Loathing Letters, Vol. 1)".
- miles 10y agoOP was likely referring to Thompson's The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967 (The Fear and Loathing Letters, Vol. 1) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0345377966 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0345377966 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10880.The_Proud_Highway http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10880.The_Proud_Highway