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
inspirational tree shade
What is the purpose of the giant sequoia tree? The purpose of the giant sequoia tree is to provide shade for the tiny titmouse.
self revolution causes
All revolutions have failed? Perhaps. But rebellion for good cause is self- justifying -- a good in itself. Rebellion transforms slaves into human beings, if only for an hour.
truth delusion comfortable
Better a cruel truth than a comfortable delusion.
nature heart volcanoes
I wish to be an inspector of volcanoes. I want to study cloud formations and memorize the wind and learn by heart the habits of the ponderosa pine.
rocks climbing hiking
In the American Southwest, I began a lifelong love affair with a pile of rock.
stars memorable night
I choose to listen to the river for a while, thinking river thoughts, before joining the night and the stars.
government enemy needs
All governments need enemies. How else to justify their existence?
hate sheep fire
I have been called a curmudgeon, which my obsolescent dictionary defines as a 'surly, ill-mannered, bad-tempered fellow'. Nowadays, curmudgeon is likely to refer to anyone who hates hypocrisy, cant, sham, dogmatic ideologies, and has the nerve to point out unpleasant facts and takes the trouble to impale these sins on the skewer of humor and roast them over the fires of fact, common sense, and native intelligence. In this nation of bleating sheep and braying jackasses, it then becomes an honor to be labeled curmudgeon.
risk alive path
A venturesome minority will always be eager to set off on their own, and no obstacles should be placed in their path; let them take risks, for godsake, let them get lost, sunburnt, stranded, drowned, eaten by bears, buried alive under avalanches - that is the right and privilege of any free American.
law liberty citizens
Liberty cannot be guaranteed by law. Nor by any thing else except the resolution of free citizens to defend their liberties.
magic wonder evoke
I would like to evoke the sense of wonder and magic in the reader but without invoking the mystical, the supernatural or the transcendent.
beautiful men down-and
There are some places so beautiful they can make a grown man break down and weep.
beautiful rebel defiance
Defiance is beautiful. The defiance of power, especially great or overwhelming power, exalts and glorifies the rebel.
dream nightmare terrible
The greater your dreams, the more terrible your nightmares.