Anne Morrow Lindbergh

… writing letters is

… writing letters is thinking, just as talking to you is thinking. Anne Morrow Lindbergh

When the wedding march sounds the resolute approach, the clock no longer ticks, it tolls the hour. The figures in the aisle are no longer individuals, they symbolize the human race. Anne Morrow Lindbergh

For it is only

For it is only framed in space that beauty blooms. Anne Morrow Lindbergh

What release to write

What release to write so that one forgets oneself, forgets one’s companion, forgets where one is or what one is going to do next to be drenched in sleep or in the sea. Pencils and pads and curling blue sheets alive with letters heap up on the desk. Anne Morrow Lindbergh

For it is not

For it is not merely the trivial which clutters our lives but the important as well Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Woman can best refind

Woman can best refind herself by losing herself in some kind of creative activity of her own. Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Splutter, splutter. Yes –

Splutter, splutter. Yes – we’re off – we’re rising. But why start off with an engine like that? But it smooths out now, like a long sigh, like a person breathing easily, freely. Like someone singing ecstatically, climbing, soaring – sustained note of power and joy. We turn from the lights of the city; we … Read more

The fundamental magic of

The fundamental magic of flying, a miracle that has nothing to do with any of its practical purposes – purposes of speed, accessibility, and convenience – and will not change as they change. Anne Morrow Lindbergh

It was a magic

It was a magic caused by the collision of modern methods and old ones; modern history and ancient; accessibility and isolation. And it was a magic which could only strike spark about that time. A few years earlier, from the point of view of aircraft alone, it would have been impossible to reach these places; … Read more

I find the weight

I find the weight of air/Almost too great to bear. Anne Morrow Lindbergh