After all, coffee is bitter, a flavor from the forbidden and dangerous realm. – Diane Ackerman
A poem records emotions and moods that lie beyond normal language, that can only be patched together and hinted at metaphorically. – Diane Ackerman
Nothing is more memorable than a smell. One scent can be unexpected, momentary and fleeting, yet conjure up a childhood summer beside a lake in the mountains. – Diane Ackerman
There is no way in which to understand the world without first detecting it through the radar-net of our senses. – Diane Ackerman