Fear and Loathing: Part 2

About their attending the Drug Conference:
"But this time our very presence would be an outrage. We would be attending the conference under false pretenses and dealing, from the start, with a crowd that was convened for the stated purpose of putting people like us in jail. We were the Menace--not in disguise, but stone-obvious drug abusers, with a flagrantly cranked-up act that we intended to push all the way to the limit ... not to prove any final, sociological point, and not even as a concious mocery: It was mainly a matter of life-style, a sense of obligation and even duty. If the Pigs were gathering in Vegas for a top-level Drug Conference, we felt the drug culture should be represented."

"'As your attorney, I advise you to tell me where you put the goddamn mescaline.'"

vomiting = "doing the Big Spit"

From Lucy's fictional trial:
"'... I use the word kill with all due respect for the fear and loathing I'm sure it provokes in every one of you when you reflect that these degenerate rapists used this galaxy of narcotics to completely destroy the mind and morals of this once-innocent teenager, this ruined and degraded young girl who now sits before you in shame ... yes, they fed this girl enough drugs to scramble her brains so horribly that she can no longer even recall the filthy details of that orgy she was forced to endure ... and then they used her, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, for their own unspeakable ends!'"

"Indeed: KNOW YOUR DOPE FIEND! YOUR LIFE MAY DEPEND ON IT! You will not be able to see his eyes because of Tea-Shades, but his knuckles will be white from inner tension and his pants will be crusted with semen from constantly jacking off when he can't find a rape victim. He will stagger and babble when questioned. He will not respect your badge. The Dope Fiend fears nothing. He will attack, for no reason, with every weapon at his command--including yours. BEWARE. Any officer apprehending a suspected marijuana addict should use all necessary force immediately. One stitch in time (on him) will usually save nine on you. Good luck. -The Chief"

As a side note, I've been watching a lot of PBS lately and the kids shows on there are crazy, especially when you have an awesome smoking session prior to watching. Ashleigh- I've been watching Arthur and it's awesome when you're really stoned. Also, the sewing and painting and cooking shows are also insane. Moving on...

Talking to Alice, the maid:
"'The only way you'll ever know is if something really serious happens and one of them will contact you in public, with the password.'
'What is it?' she asked.
'One Hand Washes the Other,' I said. 'The minute you hear that, you say: 'I fear nothing.' That way, they'll know you.'"

"The press is a gang of cruel faggots."

My rating: 4.5 out of 5, only because it loses it's hold on me near the end.
I'm also confused by all of the ellipses? Did he cut things out of the story or did he just use them really often? I think it would be beneficial to read more of his books to understand more of his character.