But fie on these unanswered queries and fie on those who pose them. There are stories to be written, drinks to be drunk, women to be ravished, and … alas, money to be made. We shall ride the bouncing ball and fight gamely to avoid being on the bottom when it bounces. … that is all ye know and all ye need to know. Amen.
Letter to Lieutenant Colonel Frank Campbell (6 January 1958), p. 96 - The Proud Highway : The Fear and Loathing Letters Volume I (1997)