Edward Abbey

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

Climbing K2 or floating the Grand Canyon in an inner tube. There are some things one would rather have done read more

Climbing K2 or floating the Grand Canyon in an inner tube. There are some things one would rather have done than do.

Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination

Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination

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.

For there is a cloud on my horizon. A small dark cloud no bigger than my hand. Its name is read more

For there is a cloud on my horizon. A small dark cloud no bigger than my hand. Its name is Progress.