Differential equations won't help you much in the design of aeroplanes — not yet, anyhow. - Nevil Shute

He was one of that great class of Englishmen who love their wives and trust them unquestioningly with their money and their honour, but are apt to hedge a little over their motor-cars.

Airline stewardesses are not chosen for their repellent qualities, and Miss Corder was a very charming girl.

Success did not thrill him in the least. He regarded a success merely as a convenient platform from which to plan a further advance.