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By the age of eighteen, a human has acquired enough joy and heartache to provide the food of reflection for a century.

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Edward Abbey
Age: 62 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 29
Died: 1989
Died: March 14
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Environmentalist
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Novelist
Philosopher
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Edward Paul Abbey
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Writing on the wall: Will trade three blind crabs for two with no teeth.
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That which today calls itself science gives us more and more information, and indigestible glut of information, and less and less understanding.
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