1408 homage to Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas?

Rating: 4/10 (8 December 2007)

Being a huge fan of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, I immediately noticed the line in 1408 "I can't express myself in this climate" because it was incongruous to the scene and because it closely mirrored the line "My blood is too thick for Nevada. I've never been able to properly express myself in this climate" which was uttered by Hunter S. Thompson / Duke in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Was the director a fan, perhaps? Anyone else notice this, or do you think that such a line strange line could possibly be a coincidence in two separate movies? I thought it odd that it was so noteworthy to have jumped out at me like that.