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Diane Ackerman Quotes

A self is a frightening thing to waste, it’s the lens through which one’s whole life is viewed, and few people are willing to part with it, in death, or even imaginatively, in art Picture Quote #1

Our relationship with nature has changed radically, irreversibly, but by no means all for the bad. Our new epoch is laced with invention. Our mistakes are legion, but our talent is immeasurable Picture Quote #1

We evolved as creatures knitted into the fabric of nature, and without its intimate truths, we can find ourselves unraveling Picture Quote #1

We can’t enchant the world, which makes its own magic; but we can enchant ourselves by paying deep attention Picture Quote #1

Much of life becomes background, but it is the province of art to throw buckets of light into the shadows and make life new again Picture Quote #1

Love is the most important thing in our lives, a passion for which we would fight or die, and yet we’re reluctant to linger over its names. Without a supple vocabulary, we can’t even talk or think about it directly Picture Quote #1

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I am a great fan of the universe, which I take literally: as one. All of it interests me, and it interests me in detail Picture Quote #1

I try to give myself passionately, totally, to whatever I’m observing, with as much affectionate curiosity as I can muster, as a means of understanding a little better what being human is Picture Quote #1

We humans are obsessed with lights... Perhaps it is our way of hurling the constellations back at the sky Picture Quote #1

When I go biking, I am mentally far far away from civilization. The world is breaking someone else’s heart Picture Quote #1

Words are small shapes in the gorgeous chaos of the world... they bring the world into focus, they corral ideas, they hone thoughts, they paint watercolors of perception Picture Quote #1

Mystery causes a mental itch, which the brain tries to soothe with the balm of reasonable talk Picture Quote #1

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Complexity excites the mind, and order rewards it. In the garden, one finds both, including vanishingly small orders too complex to spot, and orders so vast the mind struggles to embrace them Picture Quote #1

Nature is also great fun. To pretend that nature isn’t fun is to miss much of the joy of being alive Picture Quote #1

Artificial intelligence is growing up fast, as are robots whose facial expressions can elicit empathy and make your mirror neurons quiver Picture Quote #1

I’m certainly not opposed to digital technology, whose graces I daily enjoy and rely on in so many ways. But I worry about our virtual blinders Picture Quote #1

Living with anyone for many years takes skill. To keep peace in the household, couples learn to adapt to one another, hopefully in positive ways Picture Quote #1

Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret Picture Quote #1

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As a species, we’ve somehow survived large and small ice ages, genetic bottlenecks, plagues, world wars and all manner of natural disasters, but I sometimes wonder if we’ll survive our own ingenuity Picture Quote #1

The further we distance ourselves from the spell of the present, explored by our senses, the harder it will be to understand and protect nature’s precarious balance, let alone the balance of our own human nature Picture Quote #1

We’re losing biodiversity globally at an alarming rate, and we need a cornucopia of different plants and animals, for the planet’s health and our own Picture Quote #1

What a lonely species we are, searching for signals of life from other galaxies, adopting companion animals, visiting parks and zoos to commune with other beasts. In the process, we discover our shared identity Picture Quote #1

We think of it as a sort of traffic accident of the heart. It is an emotion that scares us more than cruelty, more than violence, more than hatred. We allow ourselves to be foiled by the vagueness of the word. After all, love requires the utmost vulnerability. We equip someone with freshly sharpened knives; strip naked; then invite him to stand close. What could be scarier? Picture Quote #1

In rare moments of deep play, we can lay aside our sense of self, shed time’s continuum, ignore pain, and sit quietly in the absolute present, watching the world’s ordinary miracles. No mind or heart hobbles. No analyzing or explaining. No questing for logic. No promises. No goals. No relationships. No worry. One is completely open to whatever drama may unfold Picture Quote #1

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A life like an intricately woven basket, frayed, worn, broken, unraveled, reworked, reknit from many of its original pieces... Life can survive in the constant shadow of illness, and even rise to moments of rampant joy, but the shadow remains, and one has to make space for it Picture Quote #1

Just as big cities can deplete you with their noise and crowds and sheer sensory overload, a hospital can exhaust you, as its changing faces and personalities blur and strangers wake you repeatedly Picture Quote #1

Life is a thing that mutates without warning, not always in enviable ways. All part of the improbable adventure of being alive, of being a brainy biped with giant dreams on a crazy blue planet Picture Quote #1

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A self is a frightening thing to waste, it’s the lens through which one’s whole life is viewed, and few people are willing to part with it, in death, or even imaginatively, in art (Diane Ackerman Quotes) Our relationship with nature has changed radically, irreversibly, but by no means all for the bad. Our new epoch is laced with invention. Our mistakes are legion, but our talent is immeasurable (Diane Ackerman Quotes) We evolved as creatures knitted into the fabric of nature, and without its intimate truths, we can find ourselves unraveling (Diane Ackerman Quotes) We can’t enchant the world, which makes its own magic; but we can enchant ourselves by paying deep attention (Diane Ackerman Quotes) Much of life becomes background, but it is the province of art to throw buckets of light into the shadows and make life new again (Diane Ackerman Quotes) Love is the most important thing in our lives, a passion for which we would fight or die, and yet we’re reluctant to linger over its names. Without a supple vocabulary, we can’t even talk or think about it directly (Diane Ackerman Quotes) I am a great fan of the universe, which I take literally: as one. All of it interests me, and it interests me in detail (Diane Ackerman Quotes) I try to give myself passionately, totally, to whatever I’m observing, with as much affectionate curiosity as I can muster, as a means of understanding a little better what being human is (Diane Ackerman Quotes) We humans are obsessed with lights... Perhaps it is our way of hurling the constellations back at the sky (Diane Ackerman Quotes) When I go biking, I am mentally far far away from civilization. The world is breaking someone else’s heart (Diane Ackerman Quotes) Words are small shapes in the gorgeous chaos of the world... they bring the world into focus, they corral ideas, they hone thoughts, they paint watercolors of perception (Diane Ackerman Quotes) Mystery causes a mental itch, which the brain tries to soothe with the balm of reasonable talk (Diane Ackerman Quotes) Complexity excites the mind, and order rewards it. In the garden, one finds both, including vanishingly small orders too complex to spot, and orders so vast the mind struggles to embrace them (Diane Ackerman Quotes) Nature is also great fun. To pretend that nature isn’t fun is to miss much of the joy of being alive (Diane Ackerman Quotes) Artificial intelligence is growing up fast, as are robots whose facial expressions can elicit empathy and make your mirror neurons quiver (Diane Ackerman Quotes) I’m certainly not opposed to digital technology, whose graces I daily enjoy and rely on in so many ways. But I worry about our virtual blinders (Diane Ackerman Quotes) Living with anyone for many years takes skill. To keep peace in the household, couples learn to adapt to one another, hopefully in positive ways (Diane Ackerman Quotes) Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret (Diane Ackerman Quotes) As a species, we’ve somehow survived large and small ice ages, genetic bottlenecks, plagues, world wars and all manner of natural disasters, but I sometimes wonder if we’ll survive our own ingenuity (Diane Ackerman Quotes) The further we distance ourselves from the spell of the present, explored by our senses, the harder it will be to understand and protect nature’s precarious balance, let alone the balance of our own human nature (Diane Ackerman Quotes) We’re losing biodiversity globally at an alarming rate, and we need a cornucopia of different plants and animals, for the planet’s health and our own (Diane Ackerman Quotes) What a lonely species we are, searching for signals of life from other galaxies, adopting companion animals, visiting parks and zoos to commune with other beasts. In the process, we discover our shared identity (Diane Ackerman Quotes) We think of it as a sort of traffic accident of the heart. It is an emotion that scares us more than cruelty, more than violence, more than hatred. We allow ourselves to be foiled by the vagueness of the word. After all, love requires the utmost vulnerability. We equip someone with freshly sharpened knives; strip naked; then invite him to stand close. What could be scarier? (Diane Ackerman Quotes) In rare moments of deep play, we can lay aside our sense of self, shed time’s continuum, ignore pain, and sit quietly in the absolute present, watching the world’s ordinary miracles. No mind or heart hobbles. No analyzing or explaining. No questing for logic. No promises. No goals. No relationships. No worry. One is completely open to whatever drama may unfold (Diane Ackerman Quotes) A life like an intricately woven basket, frayed, worn, broken, unraveled, reworked, reknit from many of its original pieces... Life can survive in the constant shadow of illness, and even rise to moments of rampant joy, but the shadow remains, and one has to make space for it (Diane Ackerman Quotes) Just as big cities can deplete you with their noise and crowds and sheer sensory overload, a hospital can exhaust you, as its changing faces and personalities blur and strangers wake you repeatedly (Diane Ackerman Quotes) Life is a thing that mutates without warning, not always in enviable ways. All part of the improbable adventure of being alive, of being a brainy biped with giant dreams on a crazy blue planet (Diane Ackerman Quotes)

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