What does brace mean, anyway? Brace. Such an odd word. It comes from the Latin brachium, meaning arm. It means, as its heart, to embrace. It was a hug. A hug good-bye.

You define a good flight by negatives: you didn't get hijacked, you didn't crash, you didn't throw up, you weren't late, you weren't nauseated by the food. So you are grateful.

The thought of flight has melted me, I am less solid than liquid, then I'm going up and going invisible like steam.

Flight is just a fall that never reaches the ground.

The terrifying fear of a crash had triggered the fight-or-flight response in the child, making him burn a mule, but only he knew about it—thanks to his tight and reliable underpants.

It is a matter of life and death for us; for the lead we gain by day on ships and railways is lost each night.