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
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What's the difference between the Lone Ranger and God? There really is a Lone Ranger.
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What did Jesus say to the headwaiter at the Last Supper? 'Separate checks, please.'
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The axiom of conditioned repetition, like the binomial theorem, is nothing but a piece of insolence.
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Do I believe in ghosts? I believe in the ghosts that haunt the human mind.
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Every writer has his favorite coterie of enemies: Mine is the East Coast literati -- those prep school playmates and their Ivy League colleagues.
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Salome had but seven veils; the artist has a thousand.
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James Joyce buried himself in his great work. _Finnegan's Wake_ is his monument and his tombstone. A dead end.
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When the biggest, richest, glassiest buildings in town are the banks, you know that town's in trouble.