Readers, not critics, are the people who determine a book's… - Edward Abbey

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Readers, not critics, are the people who determine a book's eventual fate.

Edward Abbey

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Edward Paul Abbey (29 January 1927 – 14 March 1989) was an American writer noted for his advocacy of environmental issues and criticism of public land policies.

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Abolition of a woman's right to abortion, when and if she wants it, amounts to compulsory maternity: a form of rape by the State.

"Where're your papers?"
"My what?"
"Your I.D. — draft card, social security, driver's license."
"Don't have none. Don't need none. I already know who I am."

Freedom begins between the ears.

Readers, not critics, are the people who determine a book's eventual fate. - Edward Abbey

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