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

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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
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It's all still there in heart and soul. The walk, the hills, the sky, the solitary pain and pleasure-they will grow larger, sweeter, lovelier in the days and years to come.
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The earth, like the sun, like the air, belongs to everyone - and to no one.
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Saving the world is only a hobby. Most of the time I do nothing.
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