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Edward Abbey Quotes

Edward Abbey quotes about great

American Author January 29, 1927 – March 14, 1989

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I'd like to see North America become a dry, sunny, sandy region inhabited mainly by lizards, buzzards and a modest human population - about 25 million would be plenty - of pastoralists and prospectors (prospecting for truth), gathering once a year in the ruins of ancient, mysterious cities for great ceremonies of music, art, dance, poetry, joy, faith and renewal. That's my dream of the American future. Like most such dreams, it will probably come true. That is why I'm still an optimist. Edward Abbey
The weather here is windy, balmy, sometimes wet. Desert springtime, with flowers popping up all over the place, trees leafing out, streams gushing down from the mountains. Great time of year for hiking, camping, exploring, sleeping under the new moon and the old stars. At dawn and at evening we hear the coyotes howling with excitement - mating season. And lots of fresh rabbit meat hopping about to feed the young ones with. Edward Abbey
Most every charge you level at American capitalism applies with equal force to communism, with this nice difference, that the Reds make no pretense at such frivolities as civil liberties or environmentalism. The differences in degree are so great that they result in a radical difference in kind. Edward Abbey
I would not sacrifice a single living mesquite tree for any book ever written. One square mile of living desert is worth a hundred 'great books' - and one brave deed is worth a thousand. Edward Abbey
High technology has done us one great service: It has retaught us the delight of performing simple and primordial tasks - chopping wood, building a fire, drawing water from a spring Edward Abbey
Edward Abbey quote: "A giant thirst is a great joy when quenched in time."
A giant thirst is a great joy when quenched in time. Edward Abbey
Edward Abbey quote: "Great art is never perfect; perfect art is never great."
Great art is never perfect; perfect art is never great. Edward Abbey
Edward Abbey quote: "The consolation of reading biography: Most great men have led..."
The consolation of reading biography: Most great men have led lives even more miserable than our own. Edward Abbey

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