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The visual image is a kind of tripwire for the emotions.

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
Visual
Emotions
Image
Design
Emotion
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Visuals

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