"The men in this book are fictitious characters but their counterparts can be found in cockpits all over the world. Now they are flying a war. Tomorrow they will be flying a peace, for, regardless of the world's condition, flying is their life."

-- Ernest K. Gann

#War Quotes #Book Quotes #Character Quotes

“Cause at the end of the day, honestly, at the end of the day when you're in your death bed and that's it, I think it's the relationships you've had and the people that you've touched and the people that have touched you that matter.”
“Every day is a new experience and I take it as it comes.”
“Maybe in past years, perhaps women didn't feel quite as comfortable with revealing themselves, and their skills and their crafts... and now we are, so we're out there, just like the guys.”
“I had always been considered such a nonentity where human relations were concerned that the idea that I might have an influence, even a corrupting influence ... penetrated my heart with a fierce little sting of pleasure.”

Source : Louis Auchincloss (2002). “The Rector of Justin: A Novel”, p.116, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“So little time we live in Time, And we learn all so painfully, That we may spare this hour's term To practice for Eternity.”
“We will introduce an electric car by 2015. It will be a completely new vehicle concept for mega-cities. We would also have it developed if, contrary to expectations, it did not turn a profit in its first life cycle.”
“Inspiration? - a hoax fabricated by poets for their self-importance.”
“I craved your warmth. I hugged myself, rubbing my fingers up and down. I guess people are like insects sometimes, drawn to heat, A kind of infra-red longing.”

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