The fundamental magic of flying, a miracle that has nothing to do with…

Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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The fundamental magic of flying, a miracle that has nothing to do with any of its practical purposes - purposes of speed, accessibility, and convenience - and will not change as they change. ✨ ANNE MORROW LINDBERGH (1963). NORTH TO THE ORIENT
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When one is a stranger to oneself, then one is estranged from others, too. ✨ Anne Morrow Lindbergh (2002). Wisdom from Gift from the Sea, p.24, Peter Pauper Press, Inc.
It is terribly amusing how many different climates of feelings one can go through in one day.
I am very fond of the oyster shell. It is humble and awkward and ugly. It is slate-colored and unsymmetrical. Its form is not primarily beautiful but functional. I make fun of its knobbiness. Sometim … ▶
The most exhausting thing in life, I have discovered, is being insincere. That is why so much of social life is exhausting; one is wearing a mask. I have shed my mask. ✨ Anne Morrow Lindbergh (2002). … ▶
There is no harvest for the heart alone. The seed of love must be eternally re-sown. ✨ Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1973). Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead: Diaries and Letters of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1929-193 … ▶

The fundamental magic of flying, a miracle that has nothing to do with any of its practical purposes - purposes of speed, accessibility, and convenience - and will not change as they change. ✨ ANNE MORROW LINDBERGH (1963). NORTH TO THE ORIENT

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