“There is no point in expending good money on the pursuit of an engine that can power aircraft without propellers. What is wrong with airships anyway? They have borne mankind aloft for over a hundred relatively accident-free years and I see no reason to impugn their popularity...” MoneyMankindPopularityAircraftEngineAirshipsPropellersAccident Free Book:The Eyre Affair Source: The Eyre Affair
“A place where a clock's minute and hour hands spread away from its face, flapping like wings. A place where he'd pluck a daisy and watch the petals whirl like the propellers of a helicopter. Where he'd throw a handful of sand, and the grains would buzz away like a swarm of gnats. Where colorful fruits on a tree would burst into flight, and new ones would perch in their place.” TreeWingsFlightClockSandPetalsFruitsImaginationsDaisySimilesHelicopterPropellers Book:Beyond the Laughing Sky Source: Beyond the Laughing Sky