“Flying the Feathered Edge captures my life story in an authentic and accurate way. I don’t know how it could have been done any better.”

Nothing said I had to crash.

I don’t think I would ever be a doctor, but the reason I majored in science was because you could become a civil engineer, you could become a biologist, you could become a computer scientist – that was the point of it.

It’s not how close can you get to the ground, but how precise can you fly the airplane.

My explanation is accurate and complete, my means are effectual, and irresistable.

The whole notion of sanity may be an attempt to medicalize morality – to speak of the good in the language of health: to make us more accurate, more scientific in our wanting – but by the same token it becomes a form of moral blackmail.

To me, style is consistency.

We must all strive and concentrate all our thoughts in order that such happiness may accrue to the world of humanity.

He who ceases to learn cannot adequately teach.

Fundamental accuracy of statement is the ONE sole morality of writing.

Good writers are those who keep the language efficient. That is to say, keep it accurate, keep it clear.

From the beginning, I’ve had to juggle and weigh the silly things people say – and I’ve learnt that they’re meaningless, and they’re mostly inaccurate. So I don’t worry about it, because there’s nothin’ for me to deal with.