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• Literary critics, like a herd of cows or a school of fish, always face in the same direction, obeying that love for unity that every critic requires.
  -- Edward Abbey...
• Why not be oneself? That is the whole secret of a successful appearance.
  If one is a greyhound, why try to look like a Pekingese? -- Edith Sitwell...
• Appearance *versus* reality? Appearance *is* reality, God damn it! -- Edward Abbey
• One thing I like about mountain climbing is that there are always plenty of excuses for turning back before disaster strikes.
  -- Edward Abbey...
• A single flow'r he sent me, since we met. All tenderly his messenger he chose
  Deep-hearted, pure, with scented dew still wet-- One perfect rose....
• Simplicity is always a virtue. -- Edward Abbey
• The basic question is this: Why should *anything* exist?
  *Nothing* would be tidier. -- Edward Abbey...
• Tee Vee football: one team wins, one team loses--they tie--who cares? And why? -- Edward Abbey