7 Quotes by Edward Abbey about lying

  • Author Edward Abbey
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    Original sin, the true original sin, is the blind destruction for the sake of greed of this natural paradise which lies all around us-if only we were worthy of it.

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    If, as some say, evil lies in the hearts and not the institutions of men, then there's hardly a distinction worth making between, say, Hitler's Germany and Rebecca's Sunnybrook Farm.

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    In order to write a book, it is necessary to sit down (or stand up) and write. Therein lies the difficulty.

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    Why do I write? I write to entertain my friends and to exasperate our enemies. To unfold the folded lie, to record to truth of our time, and, of course, to promote esthetic bliss.

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    Music begins where words leave off. Music expresses the inexpressible. If there is a Kingdom of Heaven, it lies in music.

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    The world is what it is, no less and no more, and therein lies its entire and sufficient meaning.

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