“Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.”

Many pilots of the time were the opinion that a fighter pilot in a closed cockpit was an impossible thing, because you should smell the enemy.

Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.

Flying is more than a sport and more than a job

Many to whom the first victory over the opponent has been long denied either by unfortunate circumstances

Tie him to a narrow and confined task, rob him of his initiative, and you take away from him the best and most valuable qualities he posses

It is true to say that the first kill can influence the whole future career of a fighter pilot.

The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down

I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.

No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller.

We have built a total of about 1250 of this aircraft, but only fifty were allowed to be used as fighters

The fighter can only be used as a bomb carrier with lasting effect when sufficient air superiority has been won.

This often results in improving one’s own position.

The battle is tough but if you reach where you want to go, then at least in some sense it is worth it.

At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.

Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems

Like the hunter who stalks his prey and maneuvers himself unnoticed into the most favourable position for the kill

A lot has changed in India in the last decade. We can attribute the growth of India’s startup ecosystem to the increased penetration of affordable smartphones and data connectivity across the country.

I don’t think I was doing anything poorly at that time, but I can certainly see how my writing has changed.

I’m okay. Nobody’s bothering me. Everyone’s very kind, and very polite. I don’t feel like my whole life changed.

The most important thing of all, the thing that lasted, was the first feminist movement and the position of women in society. That completely changed and that was very, very important.

I’m not dismissing prostitutes, but a lot has changed. This so-called gentrification, it can never be stopped.

It’s frightening when things you love appear suddenly changed from what you have always known.

We’ve changed our reflections, but inside we’re just a child.

Life has changed enormously, and I hope – I hope more people read good things.