That which today calls itself science gives us more and more information, and indigestible glut of information, and less and less understanding.
Edward Abbey

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

The missionaries go forth to Christianize the savages - as if the savages weren't dangerous enough already.
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

There is science, logic, reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California.
Edward Abbey

What is the purpose of the giant sequoia tree? The purpose of the giant sequoia tree is to provide shade for the tiny titmouse.
Edward Abbey

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

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

You can't study the darkness by flooding it with light.
Edward Abbey