All Edward Abbey Quotes
- I am hopeful, though not full of hope, and the only reason I don't believe in happy endings is because I don't believe in endings. Believe
- God bless America. Let's try to save some of it. America
- Not all questions can be answered. All
- If it's knowledge and wisdom you want, then seek out the company of those who do real work for an honest purpose. Company
- Why can't we simply borrow what is useful to us from Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, especially Zen, as we borrow from Christianity, science, American Indian traditions… American
- Wilderness. The word itself is music. Funny
- The fire. The odor of burning juniper is the sweetest fragrance on the face of the earth, in my honest judgment; I doubt if all… All
- But of the seven deadly sins, wrath is the healthiest - next only to lust. Deadly
- Anarchism? You bet your sweet betsy. The only cure for the ills of democracy is more democracy. Much more. Anarchism
- A crowded society is a restrictive society; an overcrowded society becomes an authoritarian, repressive and murderous society. Authoritarian
- Instant communication is not communication at all but merely a frantic, trivial, nerve-wracking bombardment of cliches, threats, fads, fashions, gibberish and advertising. Advertising
- I now find the most marvelous things in the everyday, the ordinary, the common, the simple and tangible. Common
- The love of a man for his wife, his child, of the land where he lives and works, is for me the real meaning of… Child
- Yes, there are plenty of heroes and heroines everywhere you look. They are not famous people. They are generally obscure and modest people doing useful… Active
- Saving the world is only a hobby. Most of the time I do nothing. Hobbies
- I took the other road, all right, but only because it was the easy road for me, the way I wanted to go. If I've… All
- The one thing ... that is truly ugly is the climate of hate and intimidation, created by a noisy few, which makes the decent majority… Air
- How could anything non-controversial be of intellectual interest to grown-ups? Controversial
- A house built on greed cannot long endure. Built
- Simply because humankind have the power now to meddle or 'manage' or 'exercise stewardship' in every nook and cranny of the world does not mean… Cranny
- When guns are outlawed, only the Government will have guns. The Government - and a few outlaws. If that happens, you can count me among… Among
- In the land of bleating sheep and braying jackasses, one brave and honest man is bound to create a scandal. Bleating
- To the Technocrats: Have mercy on us. Relax a bit, take time out for simple pleasures. For example, the luxuries of electricity, indoor plumbing, central… Basic
- Readers, not critics, are the people who determine a book's eventual fate. Book
- All we have, it seems to me, is the beauty of art and nature and life, and the love which that beauty inspires. All