When I set a glass prism on a windowsill and allow the sun to flood th…

Diane Ackerman
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When I set a glass prism on a windowsill and allow the sun to flood through it, a spectrum of colors dances on the floor. What we call white is a rainbow of colored rays packed into a small space. The prism sets them free. Love is the white light of emotion. ✨ Diane Ackerman (2011). A Natural History of Love: Author of the National Bestseller A Natural History of the Senses, p.16, Vintage
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