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I swear I will not dishonor my soul with hatred, but offer myself humbly as a guardian of nature, as a healer of misery, as a messenger of wonder, as an architect of peace.

Diane Ackerman

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Diane Ackerman
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: October 7
Author
Naturalist
Non-Fiction Writer
Poet
Screenwriter
Writer
Waukegan
Illinois
Hatred
Dishonor
Commitment
Healer
Offers
Messengers
Compassion
Guardian
Wonder
Architect
Peace
Swear
Nature
Offer
Messenger
Soul
Misery
Humbly

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