Come on in. The earth, like the sun, like the air, belongs to everyone — and to no one.
Edward Abbey Quotes
1927–1989 United States
Edward Paul Abbey (29 January 1927 – 14 March 1989) was an American writer noted for his advocacy of environmental issues and criticism of public land policies.
- United States
- Anarchists
- Environmentalists
- Essayists
- Novelists
Also known as: Abbey, Edward
93 quotes
The idea of wilderness needs no defense. It only needs more defenders.
The Journey Home (1977)
Desert Solitaire (1968)
The earth will survive our most ingenious folly.
The Journey Home (1977)
Heaven is home. Utopia is here. Nirvana is now.
Abbey's Road (1979)
Balance, that's the secret. Moderate extremism.
Desert Solitaire (1968)
Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.
The Journey Home (1977)
Growth for the sake of growth is a cancerous madness.
Desert Solitaire (1968)
Abbey's Road (1979)
Love flowers best in openness and freedom.
Desert Solitaire (1968)
The longest journey begins with a single step, not with the turn of an ignition key.
The Journey Home (1977)
To be everywhere at once is to be nowhere forever, if you ask me.
The Journey Home (1977)
The Journey Home (1977)
The Journey Home (1977)
There is no force more potent in the modern world than stupidity fueled by greed.
A Voice Crying in the Wilderness (Vox Clamantis in Deserto) (1990)
Every good hike brings you eventually back home. Right where you started.
The Journey Home (1977)
A great thirst is a great joy when quenched in time.
Desert Solitaire (1968)
Saving Nature's Legacy : Protecting and Restoring Biodiversity (1994)
A Voice Crying in the Wilderness (Vox Clamantis in Deserto) (1990)
Among politicians and businessman, Pragmatism is the current term for "To hell with our children."
A Voice Crying in the Wilderness (Vox Clamantis in Deserto) (1990)
Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Edward Abbey (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.