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
photography jobs light
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.
world bigger folks
The world is older and bigger than we are. This is a hard truth for some folks to swallow.
death believe men
I do not believe in personal immortality; it seems so unnecessary. Show me one man who deserves to live forever.
ugly dams canyons
All dams are ugly, but the Glen Canyon Dam is sinful ugly.
ambition writing meditation
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.
flower long thumbs
I hold no preference among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous.
enemy corporations natural
The industrial corporation is the natural enemy of nature.
atheist doubt islam
Doctrines like Christianity or Islam or Marxism require unanimity of belief. One dissenter casts doubt on the creed of millions.
positive tired thinking
God is a sound people make when they're too tired to think anymore.
There has never been a day in my life when I was not in love.
life regret grief
Life is too short for grief. Or regret. Or bullshit.
sick alcohol mama
Jack Kerouac, like a sick refrigerator, worked too hard at keeping cool and died on his mama's lap from alcohol and infantilism.
good-life laughing way
It's a fool's life, a rogue's life, and a good life if you keep laughing all the way to the grave.
dream atheist imagination
Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination.