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
dream suffering ancestor
If you feel that you must suffer, then plan your suffering carefully -- as you choose your dreams, as you conceive your ancestors.
beautiful mother sorrow
A mother's sorrow is more true, honorable, and beautiful than the detachment of the sage.
men lucky lucky-man
I have been a lucky man. But someone has to be.
suffering desire causes
Desire, said the Buddha, is the cause of suffering. But without desire, what delight?
men once-upon-a-time honor
Once upon a time, I dreamed of becoming a great man. Later, a good man. Now, finally, I find it difficult enough and honor enough to be -- a man.
life-is
Life is cruel? Compared to what?
art
Life imitates art -- but badly.
men world good-enough
For this world that men have made, none of us is bad enough. For the world that made us, none is good enough.
character parent heritage
Longevity, like intelligence and good looks and health and strength of character, is largely a matter of genetic heritage. Choose your parents with care.
world essentials useless
We live in the kind of world where courage is the most essential of virtues; without courage, the other virtues are useless.
tragedy worth-living
A life without tragedy would not be worth living.
reading men biographies
The consolation of reading biography: Most great men have led lives even more miserable than our own.
children half dozen
If we had the power of ten Shakespeares or a dozen Mozarts, we could not produce anything half so marvelous as one ordinary human child.
gravestone epitaph please
Epitaphs for a gravestone: 'Please: no hooliganism'; or 'Es prohibe se hace agua aqui'; or 'No comment'.