Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination. – Edward Abbey
Nobody seems more obsessed by diet than our anti-materialistic, otherworldly, New Age spiritual types. But if the material world is merely illusion, an honest guru should be as content with Budweiser and bratwurst as with raw carrot juice, tofu and seaweed slime. – Edward Abbey
One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there aint nothin can beat teamwork. – Edward Abbey
Who needs astrology? The wise man gets by on fortune cookies. – Edward Abbey
Of course, the plea for respect for nonhuman life goes far beyond the scientific delight of familiarity with our planet mates. The nonhuman forms of life with which we 6,000 million talking, upright apes share this finite planet are directly or indirectly connected to our well-being. – Lynn Margulis