“Under the desert sun, in the dogmatic clarity, the fables of theology and the myths of classical philosophy dissolve like mist. The air is clean, the rock cuts cruelly into flesh; shatter the rock and the odor of flint rises to your nostrils, bitter and sharp. Whirlwinds dance across the salt flats, a pillar of dust by day; the thornbush breaks into flame at night. What does it mean? It means nothing. It is as it is and has no need for meaning. The desert lies beneath and soars beyond any possible human qualification. Therefore, sublime.” NeedsHumansMeanDoePhilosophyLyingNightBreakSunCuttingAirRocksCleanMythFleshTheologyBitterClarityDustDesertFlamesFlatsSaltSublimeSoarMistPillarsFablesQualificationsDogmaticOdor Author:Edward Abbey
“Man is a living lie--a bitter jest Upon himself--a conscious grain of sand Lost in a desert of unconsciousness.” MenLyingLostConsciousBitterDesertSandGrainJestUnconsciousnessGrains Of Sand Author:Amos Bronson Alcott
“There were no lies here. All fancies fled away. That's what happened in all deserts. It was just you, and what you believed.” LyingHappenedDesertFancy Book:The Folklore of Discworld Source: The Folklore of Discworld
“The entity that gives life and motion to the human body is finer still and lies infinitely beyond the reach of our finest scientific instruments. When this entity deserts the body, the body is like a ship without a rudder - deserted, motionless, dead.” GivingHumansStillsSoulBodyLyingInstrumentsShipsDesertEntityFinestHuman BodyDesertedRudders Author:Thomas A. Edison