Diane Ackerman Quotes


When I set a glass prism on a windowsill and allow the sun to flood through it, a spectrum of colors dances on the floor. What we call "white" is a rainbow of colored rays packed into a small space. The prism sets them free. Love is the white light of emotion.


Citations

Ackerman, Diane. A Natural History of Love. Random House, 1994, p. 3.

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Diane Ackerman
Diane Ackerman
  • Born: October 7, 1948
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Poet

Diane Ackerman is an American poet, essayist, and naturalist known for her wide-ranging curiosity and poetic explorations of the natural world.