“Love can defeat that nameless terror. Loving one another, we take the sting from death.”

—  Edward Abbey, book Down the River

Down the River (1982)
Context: Love can defeat that nameless terror. Loving one another, we take the sting from death. Loving our mysterious blue planet, we resolve riddles and dissolve all enigmas in contingent bliss.

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American author and essayist 1927–1989

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