The world is full of burled and gnarly knobs on which you can hang a m…

Edward Abbey
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The world is full of burled and gnarly knobs on which you can hang a metaphysical system. If you must. ✨ Edward Abbey (2015). A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, p.9, RosettaBooks
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The world is older and bigger than we are. This is a hard truth for some folks to swallow. ✨ Edward Abbey (2015). A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, p.12, RosettaBooks
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The world is full of burled and gnarly knobs on which you can hang a metaphysical system. If you must. ✨ Edward Abbey (2015). A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, p.9, RosettaBooks

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