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We live on the leash of our senses.

Diane Ackerman

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Diane Ackerman
Age: 75
Born: 1948
Born: October 7
Author
Naturalist
Non-Fiction Writer
Poet
Screenwriter
Writer
Waukegan
Illinois
Soma
Senses
Medicine
Perception
Philosophy
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Leash
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