Complicated Quote by Edward Abbey
““[R]eality and real people are too subtle and complicated for anybody's typewriter, even Tolstoy's, even yours, even mine.””
About This Quote
Source Essay: “The Monkey Wrench Gang”, 1975
Reality and people are too complex for any writer to fully capture.
In simple terms: Writing can't fully capture complexity.
Accept limits of representation.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- journalism
- fiction
- biography
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- What aspects are lost in writing?
- Can any medium fully convey reality?
Complexity may be oversimplified; risk of reductionism.