A little mountain will kill you just as dead as a big one if you fly into it.

The hard, inescapable reality is that anyone who flies may die in an airplane.

With the stick in my right hand, the throttle in my left, and the rudder beneath my feet, I can savor that essence from which life is made.

All really great flying adventures begin at dawn.

Here you are truly separate from the earth, at least for a little while, removed from the cares and concerns that occupy you on the ground.

Writers shouldn't fall in love with their characters so much that they lose sight of what they're trying to accomplish. The idea is to write a whole story, a whole book. A writer has to be able to look at that story and see whether or not a character works, whether or not a character needs further definition.

Airplanes are like women - pick what you like and try to get it away from the guy who has it, then dress it out to the limit of your wallet and taste.