"Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be but a challenge to others."

"Courage is the price that Life exacts for granting peace. The soul that knows it not, knows no release From little th…"

"How can Life grant us boon of living, compensate For dull grey ugliness and pregnant hate Unless we dare The soul's d…"

"Ours is the commencement of a flying age, and I am happy to have popped into existence at a period so interesting."

"I understood. I was a girl-a "nervous lady." I might jump out. There had to be somebody on hand to grab my ankle as I…"

"In soloing—as in other activities—it is far easier to start something than it is to finish it. Almost every beginner …"

"There is so much that must be done in a civilized barbarism like war."

"As I look back on the flight I think two questions have been asked me most frequently. First: Was I afraid? Secondly:…"

"I want you to understand I shall not hold you to any midaevil code of faithfulness to me nor shall I consider myself …"

"The time to worry is three months before a flight. Decide then whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. I…"