I don't want to be a passenger in my own life. Diane Ackerman lifepassenger Change image and share on social
It began in mystery, and it will end in mystery, but what a savage and beautiful country lies in between. Diane Ackerman beautifulbegincountry Change image and share on social
What a lonely species we are, searching for signals of life from other galaxies, adopting companion animals, visiting parks and zoos to commune with other beasts. In the process, we discover our shared identity. Diane Ackerman adoptanimalbeast share on social
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 endfindlength Change image and share on social
In the winter, I enjoy cross-country skiing and raising orchids and amaryllises. If I could grow tropical flowers as perennials, I would, especially hibiscus and mandavilla. Diane Ackerman amaryllisescountrycross Change image and share on social
On some summer days in New York City, the air hangs thickly visible, like the combined exhalations of eight million souls. Steam rising from vents underground makes you wonder if there isn't one giant sweat gland lodged beneath the city. Diane Ackerman airbeneathcity share on social
We ogle plants and animals up close on television, the Internet and in the movies. We may not worship the animals we see, but we still regard them as necessary physical and spiritual companions. Technological nature can't completely satisfy that yearning. Diane Ackerman animalclosecompanion share on social
Even without seeing the crickets, grasshoppers, cicadas and katydids, we hear them shrilling in this season and trust that they're the tiny living gargoyles entomologists claim. Diane Ackerman cicadaclaimcricket Change image and share on social
Complexity excites the mind, and order rewards it. In the garden, one finds both, including vanishingly small orders too complex to spot, and orders so vast the mind struggles to embrace them. Diane Ackerman complexcomplexityembrace Change image and share on social
Habitats keep evolving new pageants of species, and we shouldn't interfere. Diane Ackerman evolvehabitatinterfere Change image and share on social
