William LangewiescheThe mastery of the turn is the story of how aviation became practical as a means of transportation. It is the story of how the world became small.375Truth
William LangewiescheMechanical wings allow us to fly, but it is with our minds that we make the sky ours ✨ William Langewiesche (1998). Inside the Sky: A Meditation on Flight, Pantheon254Thought
William LangewiescheI sometimes still go out hunting for bad weather, flying low in simple airplanes to explore the inner reaches of the clouds. Less experienced pilots occasionally join me, not to l… ▶201LifeThoughtTime
William LangewiescheSome think of Islam as an expedient jobs program that moves the female half of the population out of the way.191DeathThought
William LangewiescheYou should not see the desert simply as some faraway place of little rain. There are many forms of thirst. ✨ William Langewiesche (2011). Sahara Unveiled: A Journey Across t… ▶192Life
William LangewiescheI ask people who don't fly, How can you not fly when you live in a time in history when you can fly?225HumanityTime
William LangewiescheSo much of who we are is where we have been. ✨ William Langewiesche (2011). Sahara Unveiled: A Journey Across the Desert, p.46, Vintage205Philosophy
