Quote by Diane Ackerman (b. 1948)

• There are well-dressed foolish ideas just as there are well-dressed fools.

• Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret.

• It began in mystery, and it will end in mystery, but what a savage and beautiful country lies in between.

• I don't want to be a passenger in my own life.

• Couples are jigsaw puzzles that hang together by touching in just enough points. They're never total fits or misfits.

• Working from home meant we could vary snack and coffee breaks, change our desks or view, goof off, drink on the job, even spend the day in pajamas, and often meet to gossip or share ideas. On the other hand, we bossed ourselves around, set impossible goals, and demanded longer hours than office jobs usually entail. It was the ultimate "flextime," in that it depended on how flexible we felt each day, given deadlines, distractions, and workaholic crescendos.