When a man's best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem.

Edward Abbey

I choose to listen to the river for a while, thinking river thoughts, before joining the night and the stars.

Edward Abbey

The idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs defenders.

Edward Abbey

One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork.

Edward Abbey

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

Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best.

Edward Abbey

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.

Edward Abbey

Freedom begins between the ears.

Edward Abbey

Society 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

I’m tired of doing what I don’t want to do to live the way I don’t want to live.

Edward Abbey

The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies back home in the capitals.

Edward Abbey

Grown men do not need leaders.

Edward Abbey