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For if I do something, I never do it thoughtlessly.

Diane Ackerman

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Diane Ackerman
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: October 7
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Naturalist
Non-Fiction Writer
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Screenwriter
Writer
Waukegan
Illinois
Thoughtlessly
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