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
acceptance suffering-of-others heroic
The tragic sense of life: our heroic acceptance of the suffering of others.
sin original-sin originals
There has never been an 'original' sin: each is quite banal.
men virtue ifs
A man is not aware of his virtues (if any). Nevertheless, one hopes that they exist.
suicide alternatives circumstances
There are circumstances in which suicide presents a viable option; a workable alternative; the only sensible solution.
home
Home is where, when you have to go there, you probably shouldn't.
art
Life imitates art -- but badly.
men world good-enough
For this world that men have made, none of us is bad enough. For the world that made us, none is good enough.
character parent heritage
Longevity, like intelligence and good looks and health and strength of character, is largely a matter of genetic heritage. Choose your parents with care.
world essentials useless
We live in the kind of world where courage is the most essential of virtues; without courage, the other virtues are useless.
reading men biographies
The consolation of reading biography: Most great men have led lives even more miserable than our own.
kings white tables
King Arthur and his armored goons of the Round Table functioned as the Politburo of a slave state: Camelot. Of all who have written on the Matter of Arthur, from Malory to White, only Mark Twain understood this. But Mark Twain was a great writer.
worst bores sparkling
Of all bores, the worst is the sparkling bore.
saving wilderness left
The only thing left worth saving is wilderness.
children spring college
The sense of justice springs from self-respect; both are coeval with our birth. Children are born with an innate sense of justice; it usually takes twelve years of public schooling and four more years of college to beat it out of them.