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Diane Ackerman quotes about words

American Poet October 7, 1948

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he'd know about the role of mirror neurons in the brain, special cells in the premotor cortex that fire right before a person reaches for a rock, steps forward, turns away, begins to smile. Amazingly, the same neurons fire whether we do something or watch someone else do the same thing, and both summon similar feelings. Learning form our own mishaps isn't as safe as learning from someone else's, which helps us decipher the world of intentions, making our social whirl possible. The brain... Diane Ackerman
We marry children who have grown up and still rejoice in being children, especially if we're creative. Imaginative people fidget with ideas, including the idea of a relationship. If they're wordsmiths like us, they fidget a lot in words. Diane Ackerman
Diane Ackerman quote: "Words are small shapes in the gorgeous chaos of the world."
Words are small shapes in the gorgeous chaos of the world. Diane Ackerman
Diane Ackerman quote: "And yet, words are the passkeys to our souls. Without them, we..."
And yet, words are the passkeys to our souls. Without them, we can't really share the enormity of our lives. Diane Ackerman
Diane Ackerman quote: "It's like having a head full of holes, in which the perfect..."
It's like having a head full of holes, in which the perfect repository of words have shamed themselves," he lamented. Diane Ackerman

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