We live on the leash of our senses. ✨ Diane Ackerman (2011). A Natural…

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We live on the leash of our senses. ✨ Diane Ackerman (2011). A Natural History of the Senses, p.18, Vintage
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Because IQ tests favor memory skills and logic, overlooking artistic creativity, insight, resiliency, emotional reserves, sensory gifts, and life experience, they can't really predict success, let al … ▶
It began in mystery, and it will end in mystery, but what a savage and beautiful country lies in between. ✨ Diane Ackerman (2011). A Natural History of the Senses, p.309, Vintage
We're dabbling in eugenics all the time, breeding ideal crops to replace less aesthetic or nutritious or hardy varieties; leveling forests to graze cattle or erect shopping malls and condos; planting … ▶
Writing is my form of celebration and prayer. ✨ Diane Ackerman (2004). An Alchemy of Mind: The Marvel and Mystery of the Brain, p.160, Simon and Schuster
Words are small shapes in the gorgeous chaos of the world. ... they bring the world into focus, they corral ideas, they hone thoughts, they paint watercolors of perception. ✨ Diane Ackerman (2011). D … ▶

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