"Go quietly, Carry little."

Poetry, quotations, personal reflections from a lover of the wilderness, a lover of the silence....


Saturday, September 11, 2010

"Chop wood. Make things. Play with your child. Share with your friends. Grow something. Moderate your wrath, moderate your anger, pacify your hatred. Build a cabin in the woods or a hut in the desert. Avoid the cities." ~Edward Abbey
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6 comments:

  1. I read this same quote on the Ed Abbey Facebook site along with an explanation that Abbey wrote this while trying to cope with his wife's death. Like one commenter said, this is good advice for living life. I'm a bit intrigued with learning more about the context of this quote; any further info that you may have, A?

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  2. Northland,
    I got the quotation from the Ed Abbey Facebook page and I probably should have noted that. I don't know the context of it and I wish I did....

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  3. It has been many years since I read any of Abbey's books. Your blog inspired me to "friend" the Abbey Facebook page and read some of his essays again. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  5. Mr. Abbey realized that this "modern life" is
    a sucker trap, we own so much, but have so little... at the end of the day, a big tv or
    fancy house ain't much of a comfort.
    The real value is in people and moments and
    what we create

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  6. Very well said Chris, thank you. And welcome. Glad you stopped by.

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