“One of these days I would give Pratt and Whitney back this engine and they could send it round airports as an advertisement, wearing a little brass plate reading This engine actually worked in this condition thus enabling Bill Cary to work in his condition. If you, too, are an idiot, P & W engines may save you from yourself.” Engine Author:Gavin Lyall
“"Just try and remember," I said slowly," that if God had intended men to fly He'd have given us wings. So all flying is flying in the face of nature. It's unnatural, wicked and stuffed with risks all the time. The secret to flying is learning to minimize the risks." "Or perhaps - the secret of life is to choose your risks?"” IfsMenTryingSaidRememberFacesLife IsGivenSecretRiskWingsFlyingFlightWickedAviationUnnaturalSecret Life Book:Shooting Script Source: Shooting Script
“Or perhaps - the secret of life is to choose your risks?” Life IsSecretRiskFlyingSecret Life Book:Shooting Script Source: Shooting Script
“Opinionated writing is always the most difficult... simply because it involves retaining in the cold morning-after crystal of the printed word the burning flow of molten feeling.” WritingFeelingsDifficultMorningColdFlowJournalismBurningCrystalsPrintedOpinionatedRetainingMorning AfterPrinted WordCold Morning Author:Gavin Lyall