If you're never ridden a fast horse at a dead run across a desert valley at dawn, be of good cheer: You've only missed out on one half of life.
Edward AbbeyThe one great gift to humankind from our nuclear physicists has been the nuclear bomb. How can we ever thank them?
Edward AbbeyDespair leads to boredom, electronic games, computer hacking, poetry and other bad habits.
Edward AbbeyWhy can't we simply borrow what is useful to us from Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, especially Zen, as we borrow from Christianity, science, American Indian traditions and world literature in general, including philosophy, and let the rest go hang? Borrow what we need but rely principally upon our own senses, common sense and daily living experience.
Edward Abbey