“Love can defeat that nameless terror. Loving one another, we take the sting from death.”

— Edward Abbey, Down the River, 1982

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.”

“To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.”

“Gratitude looks to the past and love to the present; fear, avarice, lust, and ambition look ahead.”

“Go forth to meet the shadowy Future, without fear, and with a manly heart.”

“Something the heart must have to cherish, must love and joy and sorrow learn.”

“Love hinders death. Love is life. All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love.”

“He knew she was there by the joy and fear that overwhelmed his heart.”