Any hack can safely rail away at foreign powers beyond the sea; but a good writer is a critic of the society he lives in.
Edward AbbeyRunning the big rapids is like sex: half the fun lies in the anticipation. Two thirds of the thrill with the approach. The remainder is only ecstasy-or darkness.
Edward AbbeyGenerally speaking, it's a matter of only mild intellectual interest to me whether the earth goes around the sun or the sun goes around the earth. In fact, I don't care a rat's ass either way.
Edward Abbey