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The hawk's cry is as sharp as its beak.

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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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There are some places so beautiful they can make a grown man break down and weep.
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Why the critics, like a flock of ducks, always move in perfect unison: Their authority with the public depends upon an appearance of unanimous agreement. One dissenting voice would shatter the whole fragile structure.
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The ideal society can be described, quite simply, as that in which no man has the power of means to coerce others.
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The great question of life is not the question of death but the question of life. Fear of death shames us all.
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How can I be so evil? It ain't easy.
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The more fantastic an ideology or theology, the more fanatic its adherents.
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One thing more dangerous than getting between a grizzly sow and her cub is getting between a businessman and a dollar bill.
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One must be reasonable in one's demands on life. For myself, all that I ask is: (1) accurate information (2) coherent knowledge (3) deep understanding (4) infinite loving wisdom (5) no more kidney stones, please.
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The earth is real. Only a fool, milking his cow, denies the cow's reality.
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When the situation is hopeless, there's nothing to worry about.
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Do I believe in ghosts? I believe in the ghosts that haunt the human mind.
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Guns don't kill people people kill people. Of course, people with guns kill more people. But that's only natural. It's hard. But it's fair.
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The most common form of terrorism in the U.S.A. is that carried on by bulldozers and chainsaws. It is not enough to understand the natural world the point is to defend and preserve it. Sentiment without action is the ruin of the soul.
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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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For this world that men have made, none of us is bad enough. For the world that made us, none is good enough.
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If it's knowledge and wisdom you want, then seek out the company of those who do real work for an honest purpose.
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What good is a Bill of Rights that does not include the right to play, to wander, to explore, the right to stillness and solitude, to discovery and physical freedom?
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Little boys love machines girls adore horses grown-up men and women like to walk.
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