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By the age of forty, a man is responsible for his face. And his fate.

By the age of forty, a man is responsible for his face. And his fate.

Edward Abbey

Fate, Men, Age

Edward Abbey, David Petersen (2003). “Confessions of a Barbarian: Selections from the Journals of Edward Abbey”, p.341, Big Earth Publishing

The New Age orgy: The flesh was willing but the spirit's weak.

Edward Abbey

Age, Flesh, Spirit

Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.16, RosettaBooks

Industrialism, whether of the capitalist or socialist coloration, is the basic tyrant of the modern age.

Edward Abbey

Tyrants, Age, Modern

Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.51, RosettaBooks

A woman, as much as a man, is responsible by the age of forty for the character of her face. But women, obeying the biological imperative, strive harder to preserve a youthful appearance (the reproductive look) and lose it sooner.

Edward Abbey

Character, Men, Age

Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.44, RosettaBooks