Modern men and women are obsessed with the sexual; it is th… - Edward Abbey

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Modern men and women are obsessed with the sexual; it is the only realm of primordial adventure still left to most of us. Like apes in a zoo, we spend our energies on the one field of play remaining; human lives otherwise are pretty well caged in by the walls, bars, chains, and locked gates of our industrial culture.

Edward Abbey

Down the River · January 30, 1991 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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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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