All serious writers want the obvious rewards: fame, money, women, love…

Edward Abbey
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All serious writers want the obvious rewards: fame, money, women, love -- and most of all, an audience! ✨ Edward Abbey (2015). A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, p.32, RosettaBooks
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Tofu and futons. The adepts of Orientalism seem to spend most of their lives reclining. They can't quite summon the energy to crawl up onto a chair. Even their Yogic exercises are carried out in a pr … ▶
Some of my ancestors fought in the American Revolution. A few more wore red coats, a few wore blue coats, and the rest wore no coats at all. We never did figure out who won that war. ✨ Edward Abbey ( … ▶
By the age of eighteen, a human has acquired enough joy and heartache to provide the food of reflection for a century. ✨ Edward Abbey (2015). A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, p.27, RosettaBooks
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Government should be weak, amateurish and ridiculous. At present, it fulfills only a third of the role. ✨ Edward Abbey (2015). A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, p.22, RosettaBooks

All serious writers want the obvious rewards: fame, money, women, love -- and most of all, an audience! ✨ Edward Abbey (2015). A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, p.32, RosettaBooks

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