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- “I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I have just lived the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.” ― Diane Ackerman.
- “Look at your feet. You are standing in the sky. When we think of the sky, we tend to look up, but the sky actually begins at the earth. We walk through it, yell into it, rake leaves, wash the dog, and drive cars in it.
- “When I set a glass prism on a windowsill and allow the sun to flood through it, a spectrum of colors dances on the floor. What we call "white" is a rainbow of colored rays packed into a small space.
- “It began in mystery, and it will end in mystery, but what a savage and beautiful country lies in between.” ― Diane Ackerman, A Natural History of the Senses.
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“A good strategy should dictate the right actions. Any action mustn't be impulsive, but analyzed along with all its possible outcomes. A solid plan always includes many backups and alternatives.” ― Diane Ackerman, quote from The Zookeeper's Wife.
- Diane Ackerman
- 2007
- “I watched her face switch among the radio stations of memory” ― Diane Ackerman, The Zookeeper's Wife.
- “I don't understand all the fuss. If any creature is in danger, you save it, human or animal.” ― Diane Ackerman, The Zookeeper's Wife.
- “Why was it, she asked herself, that 'animals can sometimes subdue their predatory ways in only a few months, while humans, despite centuries of refinement, can quickly grow more savage than any beast.”
- “... he'd know about the role of mirror neurons in the brain, special cells in the premotor cortex that fire right before a person reaches for a rock, steps forward, turns away, begins to smile.Amazingly, the same neurons fire whether we do something or watch someone else do the same thing, and both summon similar feelings.
Jan 11, 2024 · Quotes. “When I set a glass prism on a windowsill and allow the sun to flood through it, a spectrum of colors dances on the floor. What we call "white" is a rainbow of colored rays packed into a small space. The prism sets them free. Love is the white light of emotion.”. [1]
With every breath, we inhale millions of molecules of sky, heat them briefly, and then exhale them back into the world.”. ― Diane Ackerman, A Natural History of the Senses. 103 likes. Like. “It began in mystery, and it will end in mystery, but what a savage and beautiful country lies in between.”.
