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You can't belay a man who's falling in love.

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
Love
Falling
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Men

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In social affairs, I'm an optimist. I really do believe that our military- industrial civilization will soon collapse.
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What is the purpose of the giant sequoia tree? The purpose of the giant sequoia tree is to provide shade for the tiny titmouse.
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Generally speaking, it's a matter of only mild intellectual interest to me whether the earth goes around the sun or the sun goes around the earth. In fact, I don't care a rat's ass either way.
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There has never yet been a human society worthy of the name of civilization. Civilization remains a remote ideal.
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Of all bores, the worst is the sparkling bore.
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The earth, like the sun, like the air, belongs to everyone - and to no one.
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Music is a savage art, a measured madness.
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Reincarnation? There is such a thing. What could be more Mozartian than the Nutcracker Suite?
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The response to my books from my East Coast friends has been wildly various, running the gamut from 'bad' to 'very bad.' (Is there another gamut?)
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One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothing can beat teamwork.
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Good writing can be defined as having something to say and saying it well. When one has nothing to say, one should remain silent. Silence is always beautiful at such times.
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Walking takes longer... than any other known form of locomotion except crawling. Thus it stretches time and prolongs life. Life is already too short to waste on speed.
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I'm a fastidious sort of fellow, fond of watermelon and buckbrush nuts.
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Nature is indifferent to our love, but never unfaithful.
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God is love? Not bloody likely.
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Music clouds the intellect but clarifies the heart.
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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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