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title: "4 Flying Things Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [“But then a bumblebee bumbled above us and it stole our attention the way flying things can.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-coupland/but-then-a-bumblebee-bumbled-above-us-and-it-stole-our-attention-the/)

[Douglas Coupland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-coupland/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/067/douglas-coupland-305_bee_but-then-a-bumblebee-bumbled-above-us-an_705734.jpg)

> [just then a bee bumbled above us and stole our attention the way flying things can](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-coupland/just-then-a-bee-bumbled-above-us-and-stole-our-attention-the-way/)

[Douglas Coupland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-coupland/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed6/douglas-coupland-305_attention_just-then-a-bee-bumbled-above-us-and-sto_1500179.jpg)

> [“But then a bumblebee bumbled above us and it stole our attention the way flying things can. Mom... Dad... I'm okay. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-coupland/but-then-a-bumblebee-bumbled-above-us-and-it-stole-our-attention-the-2/)

[Douglas Coupland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-coupland/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33d/douglas-coupland-305_quote_but-then-a-bumblebee-bumbled-above-us-an_1524815.jpg)

> [It's kind of strange to be a free soloist when you know so much about flying, because I'm playing two opposite games,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-potter/it-s-kind-of-strange-to-be-a-free-soloist-when-you-know-so-much-about/)

[Dean Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-potter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/607/dean-potter-4051_art_it-s-kind-of-strange-to-be-a-free-solois_3113360.png)

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