Rules Are For The Obedience Of Fools

Rules Are For The Obedience Of Fools And The Guidance Of Wise Men.

I Then Realized 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.

We Were All Flying Around Up And Down The Coast Near Dunkirk Looking For Enemy Aircraft Which Seemed Also To Be Milling Around With No Particular Cohesion.

Like The Spitfire It Was Immensely Strong: A Pilot Had No Need To Fear The Danger Of Pulling The Wings Off, No Matter How Desperate The Situation Became.

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.