An animal on a leash is not tamed by the owner. The owner is extending himself through the leash to that part… — Diane Ackerman Animal Copy Share Image
“It's not enough to do research from a distance. It's by living beside animals that you learn their behavior and psychology.” — Diane Ackerman Habits Copy Share Image
Working from home meant we could vary snack and coffee breaks, change our desks or view, goof off, drink on the job,… — Diane Ackerman Break Copy Share Image
Nature is also great fun. To pretend that nature isn't fun is to miss much of the joy of being alive. — Diane Ackerman Alive Copy Share Image
“would escape to his own private planet, Ro, where an imaginary astronomer friend, Zi, had finally succeeded in building a machine to… — Diane Ackerman Computers Copy Share Image
The garden is a living, pulsing, singing, scratching, warring, erotic, and generally rowdy thing. I may find peace in its midst, but… — Diane Ackerman Find Copy Share Image
“The idea of safety had shrunk into particles - one snug moment, then the next. Meanwhile, the brain piped fugues of worry… — Diane Ackerman Analysis Copy Share Image
“Like tiny islands on the horizon, they can vanish in rough seas. Even in calm weather, their coral gradually erodes, pickled by… — Diane Ackerman Rough seas Copy Share Image
We can't enchant the world, which makes its own magic; but we can enchant ourselves by paying deep attention — Diane Ackerman Attention Copy Share Image
“Studies show that the IQ range of most creative people is surprisingly narrow, around 120 to 130. Higher IQs can perform certain… — Diane Ackerman Creative people Copy Share Image
We have vexed and bothered every plant and every animal on every continent. — Diane Ackerman Animal Copy Share Image
“She had a very traditional Catholic upbringing and that didn't deter her. On the contrary it strengthened her determination to be true… — Diane Ackerman Copy Share Image
Look at your feet. You are standing in the sky. When we think of the sky, we tend to look up, but… — Diane Ackerman Breathe Copy Share Image
So before I start work on a book, I'm like a pregnant mole - I obsessively tidy and order my closets and… — Diane Ackerman Art work Copy Share Image
Living with anyone for many years takes skill. To keep peace in the household, couples learn to adapt to one another, hopefully… — Diane Ackerman Adapt Copy Share Image
“So much in a relationship changes when a partner is seriously ill, helpless yet blameless, and indefatigably needy. I felt old. [p.… — Diane Ackerman Compassion Copy Share Image
Nothing reveals more about the inner life of a people than their arts. — Diane Ackerman Art Copy Share Image
The more we exile ourselves from nature, the more we crave its miracle waters. — Diane Ackerman Crave Copy Share Image
It's so acceptably easy for a woman not to strive too hard, not to be too adventure-crazed, not to take too many… — Diane Ackerman Adventure Copy Share Image
Smell brings to mind... a family dinner of pot roast and sweet potatoes during a myrtle-mad August in a Midwestern town. Smells… — Diane Ackerman August Copy Share Image
