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Edward Abbey Quotes: "Only a fool would leave the enjoyment of rainbows to the opticians. Or give the science of optics the last word on the matter."

Only a fool would leave the enjoyment of rainbows to the opticians. Or give the science of optics the last word on the matter.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "Capitalism: Nothing so mean could be right. Greed is the ugliest of the capital sins."

Capitalism: Nothing so mean could be right. Greed is the ugliest of the capital sins.




Edward Abbey Quotes: "Women: We cannot love them all. But we must try."

Women: We cannot love them all. But we must try.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "Epitaphs for a gravestone: 'Please: no hooliganism'; or 'Es prohibe se hace agua aqui'; or 'No comment'."

Epitaphs for a gravestone: 'Please: no hooliganism'; or 'Es prohibe se hace agua aqui'; or 'No comment'.




Edward Abbey Quotes: "It is not an easy thing to inflate a dog."

It is not an easy thing to inflate a dog.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "The night I filled an inside straight: Even a blind hog's gonna root up an acorn once in a while."

The night I filled an inside straight: Even a blind hog's gonna root up an acorn once in a while.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "In marriage, the occasional catastrophic crisis is easier to manage than the daily routine."

In marriage, the occasional catastrophic crisis is easier to manage than the daily routine.




Edward Abbey Quotes: "Home is where, when you have to go there, you probably shouldn't."

Home is where, when you have to go there, you probably shouldn't.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "The ideal kitchen-sink novel: Throw in everything but the kitchen sink. Then add the kitchen sink."

The ideal kitchen-sink novel: Throw in everything but the kitchen sink. Then add the kitchen sink.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "As Mark Twain said, 'I love Wagner -- if only they'd cut out all that damned singing!'"

As Mark Twain said, 'I love Wagner -- if only they'd cut out all that damned singing!'



Edward Abbey Quotes: "The world of employer and employee, like that of master and slave, debases both."

The world of employer and employee, like that of master and slave, debases both.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "I, too, believe in fidelity. But how can I be true to one woman without being false to all the others?"

I, too, believe in fidelity. But how can I be true to one woman without being false to all the others?




Edward Abbey Quotes: "Anywhere, anytime, I'd sacrifice the finest nuance for a laugh, the most elegant trope for a smile."

Anywhere, anytime, I'd sacrifice the finest nuance for a laugh, the most elegant trope for a smile.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "Music begins where words leave off. Music expresses the inexpressible. If there is a Kingdom of Heaven, it lies in music."

Music begins where words leave off. Music expresses the inexpressible. If there is a Kingdom of Heaven, it lies in music.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "Poetry -- even bad poetry -- may be our final hope."

Poetry -- even bad poetry -- may be our final hope.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "Motherhood is an essential, difficult, and full-time job. Women who do not wish to be mothers should not have babies."

Motherhood is an essential, difficult, and full-time job. Women who do not wish to be mothers should not have babies.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "Longevity, like intelligence and good looks and health and strength of character, is largely a matter of genetic heritage. Choose your parents with care."

Longevity, like intelligence and good looks and health and strength of character, is largely a matter of genetic heritage. Choose your parents with care.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "Mental degeneracy may be caused by lead poisoning. Or by a poor dip in the gene pool."

Mental degeneracy may be caused by lead poisoning. Or by a poor dip in the gene pool.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "For this world that men have made, none of us is bad enough. For the world that made us, none is 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.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "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."

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.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "Christian theology: nothing so grotesque could possibly be true."

Christian theology: nothing so grotesque could possibly be true.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "The rifle and handgun are 'equalizers' -- the weapons of a democracy. Tanks and bombers represent dictatorship."

The rifle and handgun are 'equalizers' -- the weapons of a democracy. Tanks and bombers represent dictatorship.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "Spartacus, like Jesus, was also crucified by the Romans. And for equally good reasons."

Spartacus, like Jesus, was also crucified by the Romans. And for equally good reasons.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "Balance, that's the secret. Moderate extremism. The best of both worlds."

Balance, that's the secret. Moderate extremism. The best of both worlds.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "Music is a savage art, a measured madness."

Music is a savage art, a measured madness.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "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."

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.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "My books always make the best-seller lists in Wolf Hole, Arizona, and Hanksville, Utah."

My books always make the best-seller lists in Wolf Hole, Arizona, and Hanksville, Utah.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "Scientific method: There's a madness in the method."

Scientific method: There's a madness in the method.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "We're all undesirable elements from somebody's point of view."

We're all undesirable elements from somebody's point of view.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "A pretty girl can do no wrong."

A pretty girl can do no wrong.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "I once sat on the rim of a mesa above the Rio Grande for three days and nights, trying to have a vision. I got hungry and saw God in the form of a beef pie."

I once sat on the rim of a mesa above the Rio Grande for three days and nights, trying to have a vision. I got hungry and saw God in the form of a beef pie.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "A crude meal, no doubt, but the best of all sauces is hunger."

A crude meal, no doubt, but the best of all sauces is hunger.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "I have written much about many good places. But the best places of all, I have never mentioned."

I have written much about many good places. But the best places of all, I have never mentioned.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "Through logic and inference we can prove anything. Therefore, logic and inference, in contrast to ordinary daily living experience, are secondary instruments of knowledge. Probably tertiary."

Through logic and inference we can prove anything. Therefore, logic and inference, in contrast to ordinary daily living experience, are secondary instruments of knowledge. Probably tertiary.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "The New Age orgy: The flesh was willing but the spirit's weak."

The New Age orgy: The flesh was willing but the spirit's weak.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "The artist in our time has two chief responsibilities: (1) art; and (2) sedition."

The artist in our time has two chief responsibilities: (1) art; and (2) sedition.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "I intend to be good for the rest of my natural life -- if I live that long."

I intend to be good for the rest of my natural life -- if I live that long.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "The great question of life is not the question of death but the question of life. Fear of death shames us all."

The great question of life is not the question of death but the question of life. Fear of death shames us all.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "Cowboys make better lovers: Ask any cow."

Cowboys make better lovers: Ask any cow.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "My Aunt Ida at age eighty-three: 'Yeah,' she said, 'I'll be dead pretty soon. And frankly, I don't give a damn.'"

My Aunt Ida at age eighty-three: 'Yeah,' she said, 'I'll be dead pretty soon. And frankly, I don't give a damn.'



Edward Abbey Quotes: "Some lives are tragic, some ridiculous. Most are both at once."

Some lives are tragic, some ridiculous. Most are both at once.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "The best people, like the best wines, come from the hills."

The best people, like the best wines, come from the hills.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "I was once invited to take part in a heroic, possibly fatal enterprise, but I declined, mainly on account of sloth."

I was once invited to take part in a heroic, possibly fatal enterprise, but I declined, mainly on account of sloth.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "We judge individual man and women as we do nations and races -- by the character of their achievement and by their achievement of character."

We judge individual man and women as we do nations and races -- by the character of their achievement and by their achievement of character.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "Our contemporary Tories prefer the term 'ordered liberty' to 'freedom'. The word 'freedom' scares them; it has too much of a paleolithic ring to it."

Our contemporary Tories prefer the term 'ordered liberty' to 'freedom'. The word 'freedom' scares them; it has too much of a paleolithic ring to it.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "Most academic economists know nothing of economy. In fact, they know little of anything."

Most academic economists know nothing of economy. In fact, they know little of anything.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "When the biggest, richest, glassiest buildings in town are the banks, you know that town's in trouble."

When the biggest, richest, glassiest buildings in town are the banks, you know that town's in trouble.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "Belief in God? An afterlife? I believe in rock: this apodictic rock beneath my feet."

Belief in God? An afterlife? I believe in rock: this apodictic rock beneath my feet.



Edward Abbey Quotes: "Terrorism: deadly violence against humans and other living things, usually conducted by government against its own people."

Terrorism: deadly violence against humans and other living things, usually conducted by government against its own people.