"For some years I have been afflicted with the belief that flight is possible to man. My disease has progressed to an incurable stage."

"The machine itself was nothing; the method was everything."

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

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

"The fact that the machine has not failed in any material part is a source of great satisfaction."