Much more. We're joined at the heart." "Bad luck for you, I'm afraid. My ticker's pretty wonky." "Too much boozing." His eyes twinkled, and he drew me close. "Not enough kissling.

Diane Ackerman (born October 7 1948 in Waukegan Illinois) is an American author poet and naturalist known best for her work A Natural History of the Senses. She has taught at various universities including Columbia and Cornell.