Why do I write? I write to entertain my friends and to exasperate our enemies. To unfold the folded lie, to record to truth of our time, and, of course, to promote esthetic bliss.
Edward AbbeyMy books always make the best-seller lists in Wolf Hole, Arizona, and Hanksville, Utah.
Edward AbbeyOpera: I like it, except for all those howling sopranos and caterwauling tenors. (Why can't tenors sing like men?)
Edward Abbey