Diane Ackerman: Vision

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

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“Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret. You are looking into a predator's eyes. Most predators have eyes set right on the front of their heads, so they can use binocular vision to sight and track their prey.”

Diane Ackerman book A Natural History of the Senses

Source: A Natural History of the Senses (1991), p. 229

Secret

“Out-of-body experiences aim to shed the senses, but they cannot. One may see from a new perspective, but it’s still an experience of vision.”

Diane Ackerman book A Natural History of the Senses

Postscript (p. 301)
A Natural History of the Senses (1990)

Sense

“Suicidal people have tunnel vision - no other choice seems possible. A counselor’s job is to put windows and doors in that tunnel.”

Diane Ackerman

People , Suicide