Diane Ackerman: Quotes about love

Diane Ackerman is Author, poet, naturalist. Explore interesting quotes on love.

Diane Ackerman: 60 quotes6 likes

“Of all the errands life seems to be running, of all the mysteries that enchant us, love is my favorite”

Source: A Natural History of Love

“We think of it as a sort of traffic accident of the heart. It is an emotion that scares us more than cruelty, more than violence, more than hatred. We allow ourselves to be foiled by the vagueness of the word. After all, love requires the utmost vulnerability. We equip someone with freshly sharpened knives; strip naked; then invite him to stand close. What could be scarier?”

A Natural History of Love (1994)

“When art separates this thick tangle of feelings, love bares its bones.”

A Natural History of Love (1994)