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Full text of Hunter S. Thompson's "Ninth Path" Letter
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Finally, be patient. In a famous letter to his friend Hume, Hunter S. Thompson argued that searching for the right path in life was important, even if it required many attempts. He told Hume that if he tried eight different paths and failed, that he must keep searching: “you must find a ninth path.”28 Embracing the pathless path can be a slow and
... See more"Let’s assume that you think you have a choice of eight paths to follow (all pre-defined paths, of course). And let’s assume that you can’t see any real purpose in any of the eight. THEN— and here is the essence of all I’ve said— you MUST FIND A NINTH PATH...I’m not trying to send you out 'on the road' in search of Valhalla, but merely pointing out
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