- The sea from Dunkirk to Dover during these days of the evacuation looked like any coastal road in England on a bank holiday. It was solid with shipping. [On the Dunkirk evacuation on the English Channel between France and England: 26th of May to 4th of June 1940].
- I then realised my appearance was a bit odd. My right leg was no longer with me. It had caught somewhere in the top of the cockpit as I tried to leave my Spitfire.
- The successful pilots succeeded because they did not open fire until they were close to the target.
- Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.
- Don't listen to anyone who tells you that you can't do this or that. That's nonsense. Make up your mind, you'll never use crutches or a stick, then have a go at everything. Go to school, join in all the games you can. Go anywhere you want to. But never, never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible.
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