“All we have, it seems to me, is the beauty of art and nature and life, and the love which that beauty inspires.”

— Edward Abbey, The Journey Home, 1977, "Fire Lookout: Numa Ridge", p. 57

About Edward Abbey

1927 – 1989

American author and environmental advocate, known for "Desert Solitaire".

“Love flowers best in openness and freedom.”

“Heaven is home. Utopia is here. Nirvana is now.”

“It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it. While you can. While it's still here.”

“Life isn't long enough for love and art.”

“At some point in life the world's beauty becomes enough. You don't need to photograph, paint or even remember it.”

“There is a science of intelligent living, an art of being fully human, in which we all can and ought to be creative.”

“Love is a great force in private life; it is indeed the greatest of all things; but love in public affairs does not work.”

“A large volume of adventures may be grasped within this little span of life, by him who interests his heart in everything.”

“Love is like the measles; we can't have it bad but once, and the later in life we have it the tougher it goes with us.”