Edward Abbey

Men love their ideas more than their lives. And the more preposterous the idea, the more eager they are to read more

Men love their ideas more than their lives. And the more preposterous the idea, the more eager they are to die for it. And to kill for it.

The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies read more

The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies back home in the capitals.

My sole literary ambition is to write one good novel, then retire to my hut in the desert, assume the read more

My sole literary ambition is to write one good novel, then retire to my hut in the desert, assume the lotus position, compose my mind and senses, and sink into meditation, contemplating my novel

The distrust of wit is the beginning of tyranny.

The distrust of wit is the beginning of tyranny.

That which today calls itself science gives us more and more information, and indigestible glut of information, and less and read more

That which today calls itself science gives us more and more information, and indigestible glut of information, and less and less understanding.