Quotes by Edward Abbey

A drink a day keeps the shrink away. (Edward Abbey)

A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government. (Edward Abbey)

Abolition of a womans right to abortion, when and if she wants it, amounts to compulsory maternity: a form of rape by the State. (Edward Abbey)

Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise enough to rule others. (Edward Abbey)

Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination. (Edward Abbey)

Better a cruel truth than a comfortable delusion. (Edward Abbey)

Climbing K2 or floating the Grand Canyon in an inner tube; there are some things one would rather have done than do. (Edward Abbey)

For myself I hold no preferences among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous. Bricks to all greenhouses! Black thumb and cutworm to the potted plant! (Edward Abbey)

For myself I hold no preferences among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous. Bricks to all greenhouses! Black thumb and cutworm to the potted plant. (Edward Abbey)

Grown men do not need leaders. (Edward Abbey)