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In order to write a book, it is necessary to sit down (or stand up) and write. Therein lies the difficulty.

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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
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Edward Paul Abbey
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Why this cult of wilderness?... because we like the taste of freedom because we like the smell of danger.
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Nature is indifferent to our love, but never unfaithful.
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