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
book oblivion new-books
Most new books drop immediately into the oblivion they so richly deserve.
book two democracy
There are only two kinds of books -- good books and the others. The good are winnowed from the bad through the democracy of time.
sacrifice laughing nuance
Anywhere, anytime, I'd sacrifice the finest nuance for a laugh, the most elegant trope for a smile.
golden widows married
Apuleius married a rich widow, then wrote _The Golden Ass_.
falling-in-love fall men
You can't belay a man who's falling in love.
reading worth-reading ifs
Most of the literary classics are worth reading, if you've nothing better to do.
men
Women truly are better than men. Otherwise, they'd be intolerable.
book eggs
Books are like eggs -- best when fresh.
deny platitudes statements
Platitude: a statement that denies by implication what it explicitly affirms.
simple facts kind
There is a kind of poetry in simple fact.
horse men naked
A man without a horse is like a man without a weapon: stunted and naked.
positive brain tears
Whatever we cannot understand easily we call God; this saves wear and tear on the brain tissues.
rose tree growth
I want my body to help fertilize the growth of a cactus or cliff rose or sagebrush or tree.
wrath lust next
But of the seven deadly sins, wrath is the healthiest - next only to lust.