We would lie on coral sand, below sugary stars, watching Cassiopeia mount her throne and the Great Bear wash its paws in the South. I would say, "I have a secret to tell you." And, folding me in your arms, boyish and sly, you would answer: "Whisper it into my mouth.
Diane AckermanOf all the errands life seems to be running, of all the mysteries that enchant us, love is my favorite
Diane AckermanWhen I go biking, I am mentally far far away from civilization. The world is breaking someone else's heart.
Diane AckermanWho you are isn't tied solely to what you say, even though it may feel that way to you now.
Diane AckermanDespite not knowing if what he felt from moment to moment would pass or last forever, he entered fully into his shifting states of violent rage, self-pity, longing, heartbreak, cynicism, without losing the ability to think about what was happening to him. That took courage, I thought, living with the suffering in a mindful way, as an artifact of being, neither good nor bad.
Diane Ackerman