Henry James was our master of periphrasis -- the fine art of saying as little as possible in the greatest number of words.
Edward AbbeyWe live in the kind of world where courage is the most essential of virtues; without courage, the other virtues are useless.
Edward AbbeyThe real work of men was hunting meat. The invention of agriculture was a giant step in the wrong direction, leading to serfdom, cities, and empire. From a race of hunters, artists, warriors, and tamers of horses, we degraded ourselves to what we are now: clerks, functionaries, laborers, entertainers, processors of information.
Edward Abbey