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> [You have to be young to be able to do things like that. Now I'm more cautious. I'm proud that I was able to do what I did - psychologically it was a great wall to climb - but sometimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathias-rust/you-have-to-be-young-to-be-able-to-do-things-like-that-now-i-m-more/)

[Mathias Rust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathias-rust/)

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## Other authors on Great wall

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## More by Mathias Rust

> [My parents were angry, but they were relieved that I was in good condition. They had been afraid the Russians would torture me. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathias-rust/my-parents-were-angry-but-they-were-relieved-that-i-was-in-good/)

[Mathias Rust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathias-rust/)

> [I had thought about landing in the Kremlin, but there wasn't enough space.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathias-rust/i-had-thought-about-landing-in-the-kremlin-but-there-wasn-t-enough/)

[Mathias Rust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathias-rust/)

> [I moved away for three years and went to Trinidad where I met my wife, Athena.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathias-rust/i-moved-away-for-three-years-and-went-to-trinidad-where-i-met-my-wife/)

[Mathias Rust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathias-rust/)

> [I ended up injuring her with a knife I had on me. I can't really remember what happened.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathias-rust/i-ended-up-injuring-her-with-a-knife-i-had-on-me-i-can-t-really/)

[Mathias Rust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathias-rust/)

> [After that I couldn't show my face outside. I lost my identity and balance. I was still living with my parents, and they were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathias-rust/after-that-i-couldn-t-show-my-face-outside-i-lost-my-identity-and/)

[Mathias Rust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathias-rust/)

> [I didn't tell anybody about my plan because I was convinced my family or friends would stop me. I didn't think much about what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathias-rust/i-didn-t-tell-anybody-about-my-plan-because-i-was-convinced-my-family/)

[Mathias Rust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathias-rust/)

> [You have to be young to be able to do things like that. Now I'm more cautious. I'm proud that I was able to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathias-rust/you-have-to-be-young-to-be-able-to-do-things-like-that-now-i-m-more/)

[Mathias Rust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathias-rust/)

> [I got my private pilot's license in autumn 1986.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathias-rust/i-got-my-private-pilot-s-license-in-autumn-1986/)

[Mathias Rust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathias-rust/)

> [My plan was to land in Red Square, but there were too many people and I thought I'd cause casualties.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathias-rust/my-plan-was-to-land-in-red-square-but-there-were-too-many-people-and/)

[Mathias Rust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathias-rust/)

> [I now work for a finance company in Luxembourg with projects in South America and the Caribbean.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathias-rust/i-now-work-for-a-finance-company-in-luxembourg-with-projects-in-south/)

[Mathias Rust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathias-rust/)

> [I approached Red Square three times, trying to find somewhere to land, before discovering a wide bridge nearby. I landed there and taxied into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathias-rust/i-approached-red-square-three-times-trying-to-find-somewhere-to-land/)

[Mathias Rust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathias-rust/)

> [Imprisonment hit me so hard - much harder than I had thought.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathias-rust/imprisonment-hit-me-so-hard-much-harder-than-i-had-thought/)

[Mathias Rust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathias-rust/)

> [I regret what happened. I saw no other possibility to achieve my goal. It was not hooliganism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathias-rust/i-regret-what-happened-i-saw-no-other-possibility-to-achieve-my-goal/)

[Mathias Rust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathias-rust/)

> [I wanted to choose somewhere public, because I was scared of the KGB.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathias-rust/i-wanted-to-choose-somewhere-public-because-i-was-scared-of-the-kgb/)

[Mathias Rust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathias-rust/)

> [My parents came to visit every two months and brought plenty of books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathias-rust/my-parents-came-to-visit-every-two-months-and-brought-plenty-of-books/)

[Mathias Rust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathias-rust/)

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