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February 17, 2004

Some simple logic about work and life, from Edward Abbey

“I don’t believe in doing work I don’t want to do in order to live the way I don’t want to live.”
–Edward Abbey, The Fool’s Progress (1988)

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2 Responses to “Some simple logic about work and life, from Edward Abbey”

  1. Laura Says:

    A beautiful quote!

  2. Chris Says:

    I’m going to tattoo this one to my forehead before I go to work tomorrow.
    :-P

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