Australian journalist, author and poet.
Born February 17th, 1864 in Orange. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1941 at 76 years old in Sydney.
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson