--- title: "4 Janet Lembke Quotes - Famous Writer (Bronze and iron)" description: "Janet Lembke, née Janet Nutt, was an American author, essayist, naturalist, translator and scholar. Browse 4 Janet Lembke quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-ronald-williams-47209.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Janet Lembke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-ronald-williams-47209.jpg) # Janet Lembke (1933–2013) Writer United States **4** quotes in **78** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Janet Lembke was a writer from the United States, best known for *Bronze and iron*. ## Quick Facts About Janet Lembke Born March 2, 1933 Died September 3, 2013 Nationality United States Profession Writer Notable works Bronze and iron ## About Janet Lembke Janet Lembke, née Janet Nutt, was an American author, essayist, naturalist, translator and scholar. ## Quotes 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-lembke/truth-is-most-of-us-contain-a-splashing-giggling-squealing-child-who/) Janet Lembke [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d7/janet-lembke-73109_air_truth-is-most-of-us-contain-a-splashing_1023112.jpg) > [Irene Diamond's Fertile Ground is a provocative book. It stirs me to vigorous assent. It also triggers wide-eyed disbelief. . . .…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-lembke/irene-diamond-s-fertile-ground-is-a-provocative-book-it-stirs-me-to/) Janet Lembke [Analysis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/analysis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be4/janet-lembke-73109_book_irene-diamond-s-fertile-ground-is-a-prov_1334204.jpg) > [Rosanne Daryl Thomas's tale of her enchantment by bees is a delight to read. It also contains close observations of the natural…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-lembke/rosanne-daryl-thomas-s-tale-of-her-enchantment-by-bees-is-a-delight/) Janet Lembke [Bees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bees/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da5/janet-lembke-73109_bees_rosanne-daryl-thomas-s-tale-of-her-encha_2520602.jpg) > [Bare skin is the one and only right criterion for receiving water's gracious acceptance or any acceptance whatsoever from that element. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-lembke/bare-skin-is-the-one-and-only-right-criterion-for-receiving-water-s/) Janet Lembke [Acceptance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acceptance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/220/janet-lembke-73109_acceptance_bare-skin-is-the-one-and-only-right-crit_2876767.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-lembke/#itemlist", "name": "Janet Lembke Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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. 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