Edward Abbey1927–1989The quotations of
Edward Abbey
American author and essayist
1927–1989
23 quotes, most often on Nature, Comedy and Life & Death.
Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.
“The Second Rape of the West”, p. 183The idea of wilderness needs no defense. It only needs more defenders.
“Shadows from the Big Woods”, p. 223- “The Heart of Noon”, p. 116
- The Journey Home (1977), “Shadows from the Big Woods”, p. 225
If wilderness is outlawed, only outlaws can save wilderness.
A Voice Crying in the Wilderness (Vox Clamantis in Deserto) (1990)Come on in. The earth, like the sun, like the air, belongs to everyone — and to no one.
The Journey Home (1977), “Come On In”, p. 88- Preface (dated June 1987) for 1988 reprint of Desert Solitaire
