“Flying might not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price.”
Amelia Earhart (verified)
The Fun of It (Primary source)
Earhart’s 1932 follow-up chronicles her solo Atlantic triumph while articulating a distinctly American philosophy of adventure. More reflective than her debut, it reveals aviation as both personal liberation and democratic metaphor—flight as the ultimate expression of individual possibility within technological progress.
“The time to worry is three months before a flight. Decide then whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying. To worry is to add another hazard. It retards reactions, makes one unfit. Hamlet would have been a bad aviator. He worried too much.”
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