Recorded history is largely an account of the crimes and disasters committed by banal little men at the levers of imperial machines.
Edward AbbeyThere is science, logic, reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California.
Edward AbbeyIt may be true that my desk here is really 'nothing but' a transient eddy of electrons in the flux of universal process. Nevertheless, I find that it continues to support my feet, my revolver, and my cigars all day long. What happens when my back is turned I don't know. Or much care. That's no concern of mine.
Edward AbbeyI do not believe in personal immortality; it seems so unnecessary. Show me one man who deserves to live forever.
Edward Abbey