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
america saving wilderness
I come more and more to the conclusion that wilderness, in America or anywhere else, is the only thing left that is worth saving.
fate utah pigs
Narrow-minded provincialism: Sad to say but true -- I am more interested in the mountain lions of Utah, the wild pigs of Arizona, than I am in the fate of all the Arabs of Araby, all the Wogs of Hindustan, all the Ethiopes of Abyssinia....
animal sound hungry
In all of nature, there is no sound more pleasing than that of a hungry animal at its feed. Unless you are the food.
hawks cry beaks
The hawk's cry is as sharp as its beak.
drama book men
Man's deliberate destruction of his own habitat -- planet Earth -- could serve as a mighty theme for a mighty book worthy of a modern Melville or Tolstoy. But our best fictioneers confine themselves to domestic drama -- soap opera with literary trimmings.
lying world sufficient
The world is what it is, no less and no more, and therein lies its entire and sufficient meaning.
world different aspect
Pure science is a myth: Both mathematical theoreticians like Albert Einstein and practical crackpots like Henry Ford dealt with different aspects of the same world.
horse men
Man was created to complete the horse.
rewards serious want
All serious writers want the obvious rewards: fame, money, women, love -- and most of all, an audience!
peace war evil
Our 'neoconservatives' are neither new nor conservative, but old as Bablyon and evil as Hell.
choices desert done
most of my wandering in the desert i've done alone. not so much from choice as from necessity - i generally prefer to go into places where no one else wants to go. i find that in contemplating the natural world my pleasure is greater if there are not too many others contemplating it with me, at the same time.
nature wings roots
"If my decomposing carcass helps nourish the roots of a juniper tree or the wings of a vulture--that is immortality enough for me. And as much as anyone deserves." E.Abbey
believe hopeful happy-endings
I am hopeful, though not full of hope, and the only reason I don't believe in happy endings is because I don't believe in endings.
sweet democracy cures
Anarchism? You bet your sweet betsy. The only cure for the ills of democracy is more democracy. Much more.