Recorded history is largely an account of the crimes and disasters committed by banal little men at the levers of imperial machines.
Edward AbbeyOne must be reasonable in one's demands on life. For myself, all that I ask is: (1) accurate information; (2) coherent knowledge; (3) deep understanding; (4) infinite loving wisdom; (5) no more kidney stones, please.
Edward AbbeyReincarnation? There is such a thing. What could be more Mozartian than the Nutcracker Suite?
Edward AbbeyHomosexuality, like androgyny, might be an instinctive racial response to overpopulation, crowding, and stress. Both flourish when empire reaches its apogee.
Edward Abbey