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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The function of an ideal is not to be realized but, like that of the North Star, to serve as a guiding point.
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By the age of forty, a man is responsible for his face. And his fate.
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Men have never loved one another much, for reasons we can readily understand: Man is not a lovable animal.
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The extreme clarity of the desert light is equaled by the extreme individuation of desert life forms. Love flowers best in openness and freedom.
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The domination of nature leads to the domination of human nature.
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Our job is to record, each in his own way, this world of light and shadow and time that will never come again exactly as it is today.
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The world is older and bigger than we are. This is a hard truth for some folks to swallow.
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I do not believe in personal immortality; it seems so unnecessary. Show me one man who deserves to live forever.
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All dams are ugly, but the Glen Canyon Dam is sinful ugly.
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My sole literary ambition is to write one good novel, then retire to my hut in the desert, assume the lotus position, compose my mind and senses, and sink into meditation, contemplating my novel.
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I hold no preference among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous.
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The industrial corporation is the natural enemy of nature.
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Doctrines like Christianity or Islam or Marxism require unanimity of belief. One dissenter casts doubt on the creed of millions.
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God is a sound people make when they're too tired to think anymore.