Diane Ackerman Quotations

Diane Ackerman is an American author, poet, and naturalist known best for her work A Natural History of the Senses. She has taught at various universities, including Columbia and Cornell, and her essays regularly appear in distinguished popular and literary journals.

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Human beings are sloshing sacks of chemicals on the move.
- Source: An Alchemy of Mind: The Marvel and Mystery of the Brain; Simon & Schuster; 2004; ISBN 0743246721.

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I don't want to be a passenger in my own life.
Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret.
It began in mystery, and it will end in mystery, but what a savage and beautiful country lies in between.
There are well-dressed foolish ideas just as there are well-dressed fools.