"We had taken up the invention of the flying machine as a sport."

"No flights of any kind were made except those of our own machine, which, strange to say, did not become a public amusement."

"The greatest value of our work is that it will be an inspiration to others."

"The course of the experiment was not exactly according to calculations, but was a success nevertheless."

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