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One of the things I like best about animals in the wild is that they're always off on some errand. They have appointments to keep. It's only we humans who wonder what we're here for.

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
Wonder
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Errand
Humans
Errands
Always
Appointments
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Wild
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Animals
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