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I come more and more to the conclusion that wilderness, in America or anywhere else, is the only thing left that is worth saving.

I come more and more to the conclusion that wilderness, in America or anywhere else, is the only thing left that is worth saving.

Edward Abbey
America, Saving, Wilderness
Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.46, RosettaBooks

Why this cult of wilderness?... because we like the taste of freedom; because we like the smell of danger.

Edward Abbey
Smell, Taste, Wilderness
Edward Abbey (1984). “Beyond the Wall: Essays from the Outside”, p.59, Macmillan

Wilderness. The word itself is music.

Edward Abbey
Wilderness
Edward Abbey (1988). “Desert Solitaire”, p.146, University of Arizona Press

Wilderness begins in the human mind.

Edward Abbey
Mind, Wilderness, Humans
Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.46, RosettaBooks

Wilderness and motors are incompatible and the former can best be experienced, understood and enjoyed when the machines are left behind where they belong -- on the superhighways and in the parking lots, on the reservoirs and in the marinas.

Edward Abbey
Machines, Wilderness, Left Behind
Edward Abbey (1968). “Desert Solitaire”, p.48, Simon and Schuster

If wilderness is outlawed, only outlaws can save wilderness.

Edward Abbey
Wilderness, Outlaw, Ifs
Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.46, RosettaBooks

We need the possibility of escape as surely as we need hope.

Edward Abbey
Travel, Needs, Wilderness
Edward Abbey (1968). “Desert Solitaire”, p.129, Simon and Schuster

The only thing left worth saving is wilderness.

Edward Abbey
Saving, Wilderness, Left

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