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For women, the sexual act is a means to a higher end. For a man, it is an end in itself.

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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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Writing on the wall: Will trade three blind crabs for two with no teeth.
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Is there a God? Who knows? Is there an angry unicorn on the dark side of the moon?
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Saving the world is only a hobby. Most of the time I do nothing.
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I love America because it is a confused, chaotic mess - and I hope we can keep it this way for at least another thousand years. The permissive society is the free society.
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The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies back home in the capitals.
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