Our culture runs on coffee and gasoline, the first often tasting like the second.

— Edward Abbey

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Our culture runs on coffee and gasoline, the first often tasting like the second." in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Edward Abbey

About Edward Abbey

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.