Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, and as vital to our lives as water and good bread.Edward Abbey
No, wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, and as vital to our lives as water and good bread.Edward Abbey
The wilderness holds answers to questions man has not yet learned to ask.Edward Abbey
Men come and go, cities rise and fall, whole civilizations appear and disappear-the earth remains, slightly modified.Edward Abbey
A man could be a lover and defender of the wilderness without ever in his lifetime leaving the boundaries of asphalt, powerlines, and right-angled surfaces.Edward Abbey
I am here not only to evade for a while the clamor and filth and confusion of the cultural apparatus but also to confront, immediately and directly if it's possible, the bare bones of existence.Edward Abbey
Each man's wilderness is a map of his soul, a geography of his soul.Edward Abbey
An increasingly pagan and hedonistic people (thank God!), we are learning finally that the forests and mountains and desert canyons are holier than our churches.Edward Abbey
Most of what I do is to sit still and let the marvels and the adventures come to me.Edward Abbey
May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view.Edward Abbey
The beauty of delicate snowflakes falling on my face, light, playful, heat-absorbing snowflakes glistening in the sun, making the whole world clean and pure—this is desert country.Edward Abbey
When I return will the land remember me? Or will I find a place too changed to know?Edward Abbey
Every man, every woman, carries in heart and mind the image of the ideal place, the right place, the one true home.Edward Abbey
There is no lack of water in the desert unless you try to establish a city where no city should be.Edward Abbey
Benedicto: May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.Edward Abbey