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I hate the fearful trimming of possibilities that age brings.

Diane Ackerman

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Diane Ackerman
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: October 7
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Naturalist
Non-Fiction Writer
Poet
Screenwriter
Writer
Waukegan
Illinois
Brings
Possibility
Age
Hate
Trimming
Fearful
Possibilities

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