Hunter S. Thompson, in a letter to Lionel Olay (16 February 1962), published in The Proud Highway, p. 320.

And Joyce was a poor sick fucker who probably died with his balls somewhere up around his navel. None of that for me, thanks.

— Hunter S. Thompson

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "And Joyce was a poor sick fucker who probably died with his balls somewhere up around his navel. None of that for me, thanks." in the context of "Hunter S. Thompson, in a letter to Lionel Olay (16 February 1962), published in The Proud Highway, p. 320." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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James Joyce

About James Joyce

James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, short-story writer and poet. He contributed to the modernist movement and is regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of the twentieth century.