8 quotes
"Who would deduce the dragonfly from the larva, the iris from the bud, the lawyer from the infant? …We are all shape-shifters and magical reinventors. Life is really a plural noun, a caravan of selves."
- Diane Ackerman
Transformation
"I don’t want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well."
- Diane Ackerman
Personal Growth
"Play is our brain’s favorite way of learning."
- Diane Ackerman
Learning
"If an event is meant to matter emotionally, symbolically, or mystically, food will be close at hand to sanctify and bind it."
- Diane Ackerman
Connection to Earth
"June orchestrates the symphony of life, reminding us of the interconnectedness and wonder of the natural world."
- Diane Ackerman
Connection to Earth
"I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well."
- Diane Ackerman
Reflection
"Nature is also great fun. To pretend that nature isn’t fun is to miss much of the joy of being alive."
- Diane Ackerman
Joy
"Artificial intelligence is growing up fast, as are robots whose facial expressions can elicit empathy and make your mirror neurons quiver."
- Diane Ackerman
Empathy