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Fire Quotes by Edward Abbey
- Belief? What do I believe in? I believe in sun. In rock. In the dogma of the sun and the doctrine of the rock. I…
- Of all the featherless beasts, only man, chained by his self-imposed slavery to the clock, denies the elemental fire and proceeds as best he can…
- I have been called a curmudgeon, which my obsolescent dictionary defines as a 'surly, ill-mannered, bad-tempered fellow'. Nowadays, curmudgeon is likely to refer to anyone…
- Cold morning on Aztec Peak Fire Lookout. First, build fire in old stove. Second, start coffee. Then, heat up last night's pork chops and spinach…
- High technology has done us one great service: It has retaught us the delight of performing simple and primordial tasks - chopping wood, building a…
- 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…
- 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…
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