Love implies anger. The man who is angered by nothing cares about nothing.

—Edward Abbey

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About Edward Abbey

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Edward Paul Abbey (January 29, 1927 – March 14, 1989) was an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues, criticism of public land policies, and anarchist political views. His best-known works include the novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, which has been cited as an inspiration by...

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Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top.

—Edward Abbey

Abolition of a woman's right to abortion, when and if she wants it, amounts to compulsory maternity: a form of rape by the State.

—Edward Abbey

How strange and wonderful is our home, our earth, with its swirling vaporous atmosphere, its flowing and frozen liquids, its trembling plants, its creeping, crawling, climbing creatures, the croaking things with wings that hang on rocks and soar through the fog, the furry grass, the scaly seas.

—Edward Abbey

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What is the purpose of the giant sequoia tree? The purpose of the giant sequoia tree is to provide shade for the tiny titmouse.

—Edward Abbey

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When a man's best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem.

—Edward Abbey

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We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all.

—Eleanor Roosevelt

Contrary to today's stereotypes, racists do not always chew tobacco and drive pickup trucks with gun racks. They wear silk shirts, treat women as possessions, and talk about human rights at cocktail parties far from communities of people of color. The men in pickup trucks are just as likely to be warm and caring as the high-minded liberals are to be racists.

—Wilma Mankiller

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Lines were blurring, and I couldn't tell where along the way I stopped caring.

—R.J. Lewis in Loving Lawson

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There's nothing wrong with caring about something, regardless of what it means to other people.

—Chelsea Pitcher in The Last Changeling

Amnesia is not knowing who one is and wanting desperately to find out. Euphoria is not knowing who one is and not caring. Ecstasy is knowing exactly who one is—and still not caring.

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