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A kiss is like singing into someone's mouth.
Diane Ackerman
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Diane Ackerman
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: October 7
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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.
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I hate the fearful trimming of possibilities that age brings.
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Nature is also great fun. To pretend that nature isn't fun is to miss much of the joy of being alive.
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Smell brings to mind... a family dinner of pot roast and sweet potatoes during a myrtle-mad August in a Midwestern town. Smells detonate softly in our memory like poignant land mines hidden under the weedy mass of years.
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[On gardens:] I think they're sanctuaries for the mind and spirit. ... It's easy to feel wonder-struck in a garden, especially if you cultivate delight.
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Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret.
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