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I'm an Earth ecstatic, and my creed is simple: All life is sacred, life loves life, and we are capable of improving our behavior toward one another. As basic as that is, for me it's also tonic and deeply spiritual, glorifying the smallest life-form and embracing the most distant stars.

I'm an Earth ecstatic, and my creed is simple: All life is sacred, life loves life, and we are capable of improving our behavior toward one another. As basic as that is, for me it's also tonic and deeply spiritual, glorifying the smallest life-form and embracing the most distant stars.

Approximate author period: c. 1948 AD · modern

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Diane Ackerman
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Approximate author period: c. 1948 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Diane Ackerman: documented birth year 1948; activity date not established. Wikidata Q467169, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q467169 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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