Edward Abbey Quotes

Revealing My Desert Thoughts To A Visitor One Evening, I Was Accused Of Being Against Civilization, Against Science, Against Humanity. Naturally I Was Flattered And At The Same Time Surprised, Hurt, A Little Shocked. He Repeated The Charge. But How, I Replied, Being Myself A Member Of Humanity (albeit Involuntarily, Without Prior Consultation), Could I Be Against Humanity Without Being Against Myself, Whom I Love - Though Not Very Much; How Can I Be Against Science, When I Gratefully Admire, As Much As Any Man, Thales, Democritus, Aristarchus, Faustus, Paracelsus, Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton, Darwin And Einstein; And Finally, How Could I Be Against Civilization When All Which I Most Willingly Defend And Venerate - Including The Love

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