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title: "2 Bare skin Quotes By Janet Lembke"
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> [Truth is, most of us contain a splashing, giggling, squealing child who knows without thinking that bare skin and water go together as wings go with air, roots with earth, and the phoenix with incendiary sun. And innocence belongs to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-lembke/truth-is-most-of-us-contain-a-splashing-giggling-squealing-child-who/)

Janet Lembke

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> [Bare skin is the one and only right criterion for receiving water's gracious acceptance or any acceptance whatsoever from that element. But Pliny also seems to say something more: Stripping off not caution but the stale, crusty garments of preconception,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-lembke/bare-skin-is-the-one-and-only-right-criterion-for-receiving-water-s/)

Janet Lembke

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## More by Janet Lembke

> [Truth is, most of us contain a splashing, giggling, squealing child who knows without thinking that bare skin and water go together as wings…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-lembke/truth-is-most-of-us-contain-a-splashing-giggling-squealing-child-who/)

Janet Lembke

> [Irene Diamond's Fertile Ground is a provocative book. It stirs me to vigorous assent. It also triggers wide-eyed disbelief. . . . As it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-lembke/irene-diamond-s-fertile-ground-is-a-provocative-book-it-stirs-me-to/)

Janet Lembke

> [Rosanne Daryl Thomas's tale of her enchantment by bees is a delight to read. It also contains close observations of the natural world, tales…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-lembke/rosanne-daryl-thomas-s-tale-of-her-enchantment-by-bees-is-a-delight/)

Janet Lembke

> [Bare skin is the one and only right criterion for receiving water's gracious acceptance or any acceptance whatsoever from that element. But Pliny also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-lembke/bare-skin-is-the-one-and-only-right-criterion-for-receiving-water-s/)

Janet Lembke

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