There are only two kinds of books -- good books and the others. The go…

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There are only two kinds of books -- good books and the others. The good are winnowed from the bad through the democracy of time. ✨ Edward Abbey (2015). A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, p.31, RosettaBooks
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War? The one war I'd be happy to join is the war against officers. ✨ Edward Abbey (2015). A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, p.20, RosettaBooks
Those who fear death most are those who enjoy life least. ✨ Edward Abbey (2015). A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, p.27, RosettaBooks
Style: There is something in too much verbal felicity (as in Joyce or Nabokov or Borges) that can betray the writer into technique for the sake of technique. ✨ Edward Abbey (2015). A Voice Crying in … ▶
If there's anything I hate, it's the vibraphone. And the cha-cha-cha. And Latin rhythms generally. ✨ Edward Abbey (2015). A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, p.40, RosettaBooks
The moral duty of the free writer is to begin his work at home: to be a critic of his own community, his own country, his own government, his own culture. The more freedom the writer possesses, the g … ▶

There are only two kinds of books -- good books and the others. The good are winnowed from the bad through the democracy of time. ✨ Edward Abbey (2015). A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, p.31, RosettaBooks

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