We need wilderness whether or not we ever set foot in it. We need a refuge even though we may never need to go there. We need the possibility of escape as surely as we need hope.
Edward AbbeySusan Sontag: What she really wanted, throughout her career, was to grow up to be a Frenchman.
Edward AbbeySociety is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top.
Edward Abbey