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My mother always said I must be part Mongolian because of my lotus-pale complexion and squid-ink black hair.

Diane Ackerman

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Diane Ackerman
Age: 75
Born: 1948
Born: October 7
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Naturalist
Non-Fiction Writer
Poet
Screenwriter
Writer
Waukegan
Illinois
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Mongolian
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