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
charity spontaneous affront
Charity should be spontaneous. Calculated altruism is an affront.
animal favors liberation
I'm in favor of animal liberation. Why? Because I'm an animal.
strength iron heavy
Concrete is heavy; iron is hard - but the grass will prevail.
education illumination light
You can't study the darkness by flooding it with light.
men long dams
No man-made structure in all of American history has been hated so much, by so many, for so long, with such good reason, as that Glen Canyon Dam at Page, Arizona, Shithead Capital of Coconino County.
abortion pro-life want
Abolition of a woman's right to abortion, when and if she wants it, amounts to compulsory maternity: a form of rape by the State.
wilderness
Wilderness. The word itself is music.
church bars four
Page, Arizona, Shithead Capital of Coconino County: any town with thirteen churches and only four bars has got an incipient social problem. That town is looking for trouble.
sadness life-is tragic
Life is too tragic for sadness: Let us rejoice.
truth delusion comfortable
Better a cruel truth than a comfortable delusion.
ideas environmental needs
The idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs defenders.
inspiring peace diversity
Sentiment without action is the ruin of the soul.
pants firsts
So I lived alone. The first thing I did was take off my pants. Naturally.
enjoy-life fear-of-death enjoy
Those who fear death most are those who enjoy life least.