Edward Abbey
Edward Abbey
Edward Paul Abbeywas an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues, criticism of public land policies, and anarchist political views. His best-known works include the novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, which has been cited as an inspiration by radical environmental groups, and the non-fiction work Desert Solitaire...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth29 January 1927
CountryUnited States of America
evil easy
How can I be so evil? It ain't easy.
reflection heartache joy
By the age of eighteen, a human has acquired enough joy and heartache to provide the food of reflection for a century.
ridiculous tragic
Some lives are tragic, some ridiculous. Most are both at once.
aunt giving age
My Aunt Ida at age eighty-three: 'Yeah,' she said, 'I'll be dead pretty soon. And frankly, I don't give a damn.'
moments precarious
Every moment is precious. And precarious.
many-friends loses
Nobody has so many friends that he can afford to lose one.
men likes february
No man likes to be smoked out of his hole in February.
gravestone epitaph please
Epitaphs for a gravestone: 'Please: no hooliganism'; or 'Es prohibe se hace agua aqui'; or 'No comment'.
wine people hills
The best people, like the best wines, come from the hills.
j-edgar-hoover parnell shitheads
J. Edgar Hoover, J. Bracken Lee, J. Parnell Thomas, J. Paul Getty -- you can always tell a shithead by that initial initial.
government people violence
Terrorism: deadly violence against humans and other living things, usually conducted by government against its own people.
men blood revolution
Three words remain that can yet stir the blood of man: the word 'rebellion'; the word 'revolt'; the word 'revolution'.
veterans-day peace war
There never was a good war or a bad revolution.
civilization names worthy
There has never yet been a human society worthy of the name of civilization. Civilization remains a remote ideal.