Quotes by Diane Ackerman

Diane Ackerman

American poet, essayist, savage and naturalist

Lived from: 1948 -

Category: Writers (Contemporary) | Poets (Contemporary)

Born: 7 october 1948

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  • Everyone admits that love is wonderful and necessary, yet no one agrees on just what it is.
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  • A poem records emotions and moods that lie beyond normal language, that can only be patched together and hinted at metaphorically.
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  • I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I have just lived the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.
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  • It began in mystery, and it will end in mystery, but what a savage and beautiful country lies in between.
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  • There is no way in which to understand the world without first detecting it through the radar-net of our senses.
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  • We live on the leash of our senses.
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What are the most famous quotes from Diane Ackerman?

The two most famous quotes from Diane Ackerman are:

  • "Everyone admits that love is wonderful and necessary, yet no one agrees on just what it is."
  • "A poem records emotions and moods that lie beyond normal language, that can only be patched together and hinted at metaphorically."

When did Diane Ackerman live?

Diane Ackerman is still alive and was born in 1948.