Italian writer (1933-2012).
Born February 18th, 1933 in Sant'Agata di Militello.
Died January 21st, 2012 at 78 years old in Milan. [ref]
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