The itch for naming things is almost as bad as the itch for… - Edward Abbey

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The itch for naming things is almost as bad as the itch for possessing things. Let them and leave them alone — they'll survive for a few more thousand years, more or less, without any glorification from us.

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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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Vanity, vanity, nothing but vanity: the itch for naming things is almost as bad as the itch for possessing things.

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