--- title: "1 Earthly Confidants Quotes By Ernest K. Gann" description: "1 Earthly Confidants quotes by Ernest K. Gann. Plus more from Ernest K. Gann and more Earthly Confidants sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eba/ernest-k-gann-22818_aviation_as-the-years-go-by-he-returns-to-this-in_548948.jpg" --- > [As the years go by, he returns to this invisible world rather than to earth for peace and solace. There also he finds a profound enchantment, although he can seldom describe it. He can discuss it with others of his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-k-gann/as-the-years-go-by-he-returns-to-this-invisible-world-rather-than-to/) [Ernest K. Gann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-k-gann/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eba/ernest-k-gann-22818_aviation_as-the-years-go-by-he-returns-to-this-in_548948.jpg) ## More by Ernest K. Gann > [Flying is hypnotic and all pilots are willing victims to the spell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-k-gann/flying-is-hypnotic-and-all-pilots-are-willing-victims-to-the-spell/) [Ernest K. Gann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-k-gann/) > [Fear breeds upon itself because it is a hermaphrodite capable of endless reproduction. Fear is a contagious disease, spreading from its first victim to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-k-gann/fear-breeds-upon-itself-because-it-is-a-hermaphrodite-capable-of/) [Ernest K. Gann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-k-gann/) > [MaCleod, since you've flown the SeaBee a lot you'll understand when I say it was the only airplane I ever owned that you could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-k-gann/macleod-since-you-ve-flown-the-seabee-a-lot-you-ll-understand-when-i/) [Ernest K. Gann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-k-gann/) > [There is no more alluring airspace in the world than the slit up a China girl's dress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-k-gann/there-is-no-more-alluring-airspace-in-the-world-than-the-slit-up-a/) [Ernest K. Gann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-k-gann/) > [As the years go by, he returns to this invisible world rather than to earth for peace and solace. There also he finds a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-k-gann/as-the-years-go-by-he-returns-to-this-invisible-world-rather-than-to/) [Ernest K. Gann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-k-gann/) > [“Those ever more frequent nights when his loneliness became unbearable and he took solace in wine he would sometimes stand outside his tent holding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-k-gann/those-ever-more-frequent-nights-when-his-loneliness-became-unbearable/) [Ernest K. Gann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-k-gann/) > [Flying is hypnotic and all pilots are victims to the spell. Their world is like a magic island in which the factors of life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-k-gann/flying-is-hypnotic-and-all-pilots-are-victims-to-the-spell-their/) [Ernest K. Gann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-k-gann/) > [Anyone can do the job when things are going right. In this business we play for keeps.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-k-gann/anyone-can-do-the-job-when-things-are-going-right-in-this-business-we/) [Ernest K. Gann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-k-gann/) > [The emergencies you train for almost never happen. It's the one you can't train for that kills you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-k-gann/the-emergencies-you-train-for-almost-never-happen-it-s-the-one-you/) [Ernest K. Gann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-k-gann/) > [The men in this book are fictitious characters but their counterparts can be found in cockpits all over the world. Now they are flying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-k-gann/the-men-in-this-book-are-fictitious-characters-but-their-counterparts/) [Ernest K. Gann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-k-gann/) > [Rule books are paper - they will not cushion a sudden meeting of stone and metal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-k-gann/rule-books-are-paper-they-will-not-cushion-a-sudden-meeting-of-stone/) [Ernest K. Gann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-k-gann/) > [It doesn't look nearly as big as it did the first time I saw one. Mickey McGuire and I used to sit hour after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-k-gann/it-doesn-t-look-nearly-as-big-as-it-did-the-first-time-i-saw-one/) [Ernest K. Gann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-k-gann/) > [During this period Steen and Fox were killed trying a single-engine instrument approach at Moline. Then Campbell and Leatherman hit a ridge near Elko,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-k-gann/during-this-period-steen-and-fox-were-killed-trying-a-single-engine/) [Ernest K. Gann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-k-gann/) > [The air is annoyingly potted with a multitude of minor vertical disturbances which sicken the passengers and keep us captives of our seat belts.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-k-gann/the-air-is-annoyingly-potted-with-a-multitude-of-minor-vertical/) [Ernest K. Gann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-k-gann/) > [It's when things are going just right that you'd better be suspicious. There you are, fat as can be. The whole world is yours…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-k-gann/it-s-when-things-are-going-just-right-that-you-d-better-be-suspicious/) [Ernest K. 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