Alas, despite wing implants, feathers and wax, and carnal a… - Peter Greenaway

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Alas, despite wing implants, feathers and wax, and carnal associations with swans, we will never grow wings. Alas, any true flight we make will always be externally assisted. Alas, the best we can do is fall and believe ourselves flying.

Peter Greenaway

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Peter Greenaway CBE (born 5 April 1942) is a Welsh film director.

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Alternative Names: P. Greenaway

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