"The only bird that could speak told us what it knew, but we didn’t understand its language."

"The airplane is a crazy idea, but I don’t care."

"The fact that the machine did not fall apart at the first gust of wind was a great encouragement."

"It is not disputed that every person who is using this system today owes it to us and to us alone."

"Instead of falling to the floor, as we expected, it flew across the room till it struck the ceiling, where it fluttered awhile, and finally sank to the floor."