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I am not an atheist but an earthiest. Be true to the earth.

Edward Abbey

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Edward Abbey
Age: 62 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 29
Died: 1989
Died: March 14
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Environmentalist
Essayist
Novelist
Philosopher
Screenwriter
Writer
Edward Paul Abbey
Atheist
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My loyalties will not be bound by national borders, or confined in time by one nation's history, or limited in the spiritual dimension by one language and culture. I pledge my allegiance to the damned human race, and my everlasting love to the green hills of Earth, and my intimations of glory to the singing stars, to the very end of space and time.
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Salome had but seven veils the artist has a thousand.
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One must be reasonable in one's demands on life. For myself, all that I ask is: (1) accurate information (2) coherent knowledge (3) deep understanding (4) infinite loving wisdom (5) no more kidney stones, please.
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A society that feels itself too poor to afford the preservation of wilderness is not worthy of the name civilization.
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Lightning streaks like gunfire through the clouds, volleys of thunder shake the air.
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The nuclear bomb took all the fun out of war.
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A giant thirst is a great joy when quenched in time.
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In the modern world, all literary art is necessarily political -- especially that which pretends not to be.
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Do not burn yourselves out. Be as I am - a reluctant enthusiast... a part-time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure.
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When guns are outlawed, only the Government will have guns. The Government - and a few outlaws. If that happens, you can count me among the outlaws.
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I've never yet read a review of one of my own books that I couldn't have written much better myself.
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We are preoccupied with time. If we could learn to love space as deeply as we are now obsessed with time, we might discover a new meaning in the phrase to live like men.
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Wealth should come like manna from heaven, unearned and uncalled for. Money should be like grace -- a gift. It is not worth sweating and scheming for.
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Books are like eggs -- best when fresh.
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If it's knowledge and wisdom you want, then seek out the company of those who do real work for an honest purpose.
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I would prefer to write about everything what else is there? But one must be selective.
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The only thing worse than a knee-jerk liberal is a knee-pad conservative.
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A leader leads from in front, by the power of example. A ruler pushes from behind, by means of the club, the whip, the power of fear.
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