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
zoos snakes earth-day
A world without huge regions of total wilderness would be a cage; a world without lions and tigers and vultures and snakes and elk and bison would be - will be - a human zoo. A high-tech slum.
cousin wall thinking
My cousin Elroy spent seven years as an IBM taper staring at THINK signs on the walls before he finally got a good idea: He quit.
philosophy people earth
In metaphysics, the notion that earth and all that's on it is a mental construct is the product of people who spend their lives inside rooms. It is an indoor philosophy.
real earth cows
The earth is real. Only a fool, milking his cow, denies the cow's reality.
humility virtue
Humility is a virtue when you have no other.
war blue coats
Some of my ancestors fought in the American Revolution. A few more wore red coats, a few wore blue coats, and the rest wore no coats at all. We never did figure out who won that war.
america people trying
Democracy -- rule by the people -- sounds like a fine thing; we should try it sometime in America.
fool giants whim
Hierarchical institutions are like giant bulldozers -- obedient to the whim of any fool who takes the controls.
too-late honest should
Everyone should learn a manual trade: It's never too late to become an honest person.
america rising levels
In America, as elsewhere, the general irritability level keeps rising.
morning coffee night
Cold morning on Aztec Peak Fire Lookout. First, build fire in old stove. Second, start coffee. Then, heat up last night's pork chops and spinach for breakfast. Why not? And why the hell not?
dog easy easy-things
It is not an easy thing to inflate a dog.
horse west ends
Though I've lived in the rural West most of my life, I never once fell in love with a horse. Not once. Neither end.
land four ranchers
A rancher is a farmer who farms the public lands with a herd of four-legged lawn mowers.