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Every moment is precious. And precarious.

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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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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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What draws us into the desert is the search for something intimate in the remote.
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The only thing left worth saving is wilderness.
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The nuclear bomb took all the fun out of war.
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But of the seven deadly sins, wrath is the healthiest - next only to lust.
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