Edward Abbey Quotes about Lying

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Under the desert sun, in the dogmatic clarity, the fables of theology and the myths of classical philosophy dissolve like mist. The air is clean, the rock cuts cruelly into flesh; shatter the rock and the odor of flint

Under the desert sun, in the dogmatic clarity, the fables of theology and the myths of classical philosophy dissolve like mist. The air is clean, the rock cuts cruelly into flesh; shatter the rock and the odor of flint rises to your nostrils, bitter and sharp. Whirlwinds dance across the salt flats, a pillar of dust by day; the thornbush breaks into flame at night. What does it mean? It means nothing. It is as it is and has no need for meaning. The desert lies beneath and soars beyond any possible human qualification. Therefore, sublime.

Edward Abbey

Philosophy, Lying, Mean

Original sin, the true original sin, is the blind destruction for the sake of greed of this natural paradise which lies all around us-if only we were worthy of it.

Edward Abbey

Lying, Greed, Paradise

Edward Abbey (1968). “Desert Solitaire”, p.167, Simon and Schuster

If, as some say, evil lies in the hearts and not the institutions of men, then there's hardly a distinction worth making between, say, Hitler's Germany and Rebecca's Sunnybrook Farm.

Edward Abbey

Lying, Heart, Men

Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.21, RosettaBooks

Paradise for a happy man lies in his own good nature.

Edward Abbey

Lying, Men, Paradise

Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.27, RosettaBooks

Music begins where words leave off. Music expresses the inexpressible. If there is a Kingdom of Heaven, it lies in music.

Edward Abbey

Lying, Heaven, Kingdoms

Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.40, RosettaBooks

Why do I write? I write to entertain my friends and to exasperate our enemies. To unfold the folded lie, to record to truth of our time, and, of course, to promote esthetic bliss.

Edward Abbey

Lying, Writing, Enemy

Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.37, RosettaBooks