“Love flowers best in openness and freedom.”
Edward Abbey book Desert Solitaire
"Cliffrose and Bayonets", p. 26
Desert Solitaire (1968)
“The extreme clarity of the desert light is equaled by the extreme individuation of desert life forms. Love flowers best in openness and freedom.”
— Edward Abbey, book Desert Solitaire
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