“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.”
"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
"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
"We are all capable of change, both in our actions and our hearts."
- Beauty and the Beast
Personal Growth
"When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too."
- Paulo Coelho
Personal Growth
"If the decisions you make about where you invest your blood, sweat, and tears are not consistent with the person you aspire to be, you’ll never become that person."
- Clayton M. Christensen
Personal Growth
"I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself."
- Arianna Huffington
Personal Growth
"The two most important days in your life are the day you’re born and the day you find out why."
- Mark Twain
Personal Growth