"I decided that if I could fly for ten years before I was killed in a crash, it would be a worthwhile trade for an ordinary life time."

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Without feathers it isn't easy to fly: my wings have got no feathers. [Lat., Sine pennis volare hau facilest: meae alae pennas non habent.] [Alt., Flying without feathers is not easy; my wings have no feathers.]

— Plautus