Among politicians and businessmen, *Pragmatism* is the current term for 'To hell with our children.'
Edward AbbeyI would give ten years off the beginning of my life to see, only once, Tyrannosaurus rex come rearing up from the elms of Central Park, a Morgan police horse screaming in its jaws. We can never have enough of nature.
Edward AbbeyIn the afternoon I watch the clouds drift past the bald peak of Mount Tukuhnikivats. (Someone has to do it.)
Edward AbbeyWhat ideal, immutable Platonic cloud could equal the beauty and perfection of any ordinary everyday cloud floating over, say, Tuba City, Arizona, on a hot day in June?
Edward AbbeyThe longest journey begins with a single step, not with the turn of an ignition key. Thatโs the best thing about walking, the journey itself. It doesnโt much matter whether you get where youโre going or not. Youโll get there anyway. Every good hike brings you eventually back home. Right where you started.
Edward Abbey