Edward Abbey quote database

Too many American authors have a servile streak where their backbone should be. Where's our latest Nobel laureate? More than likely you'll find him in the Rose Garden kissing the First Lady's foot.
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The hawk's cry is as sharp as its beak.
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Belief? What do I believe in? I believe in sun. In rock. In the dogma of the sun and the doctrine of the rock. I believe in blood, fire, woman, rivers, eagles, storm, drums, flutes, banjos, and broom-tailed horses....
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When a man's best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem.
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Mental degeneracy may be caused by lead poisoning. Or by a poor dip in the gene pool.
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