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Wonder is a bulky emotion. When you let it fill your heart and mind, there isn't room for anxiety, distress or anything else.

Diane Ackerman

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Diane Ackerman
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: October 7
Author
Naturalist
Non-Fiction Writer
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Writer
Waukegan
Illinois
Anything
Distress
Heart
Fill
Mind
Anxiety
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Rooms
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Wonder
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Bulky

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