--- title: "1 Plane Touches Quotes By Justin Cartwright" description: "1 Plane Touches quotes by Justin Cartwright. Plus more from Justin Cartwright and more Plane Touches sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cf/justin-cartwright-7411_film_the-plane-touches-down-on-very-rough-gro_2701305.jpg" --- > [“The plane touches down on very rough ground: its wheelbarrow wheels bounce and one set of wings rises alarmingly while the other dips. Now the Masai and the plane are converging. It's a magnificent shot: the Masai run, run, run,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-cartwright/the-plane-touches-down-on-very-rough-ground-its-wheelbarrow-wheels/) [Justin Cartwright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-cartwright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cf/justin-cartwright-7411_film_the-plane-touches-down-on-very-rough-gro_2701305.jpg) ## More by Justin Cartwright > [My own interest in Kafka's letter came about when I was writing an article on Peter Ginz, the boy novelist held in Terezin, not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-cartwright/my-own-interest-in-kafka-s-letter-came-about-when-i-was-writing-an/) [Justin Cartwright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-cartwright/) > [Germany led the world in photography and film: 'The Cabinet of Dr Caligari' and 'Metropolis' are works that, to this day, film buffs revere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-cartwright/germany-led-the-world-in-photography-and-film-the-cabinet-of-dr/) [Justin Cartwright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-cartwright/) > [I was lucky to get to Oxford. I am now an honorary fellow of my old college, which is nice, particularly for a colonial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-cartwright/i-was-lucky-to-get-to-oxford-i-am-now-an-honorary-fellow-of-my-old/) [Justin Cartwright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-cartwright/) > [The plane approaches Cape Town and, as always, I am astonished by the view of Table Mountain and the surrounding sea. It is so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-cartwright/the-plane-approaches-cape-town-and-as-always-i-am-astonished-by-the/) [Justin Cartwright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-cartwright/) > [Someone once pointed out that there are quite a lot of animals in my books, and I'm sure that is something to do with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-cartwright/someone-once-pointed-out-that-there-are-quite-a-lot-of-animals-in-my/) [Justin Cartwright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-cartwright/) > [It is uncomfortable to be reminded that the Catholic church only removed the reference to 'perfidious Jews' from the Good Friday liturgy in 1960.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-cartwright/it-is-uncomfortable-to-be-reminded-that-the-catholic-church-only/) [Justin Cartwright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-cartwright/) > [I have worshipped Berlin from the day I read 'Two Concepts of Liberty' in South Africa. It seemed to make it respectable to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-cartwright/i-have-worshipped-berlin-from-the-day-i-read-two-concepts-of-liberty/) [Justin Cartwright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-cartwright/) > [So often in English fiction, people are either upper-class twits, or else they're knockabouts, less than human.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-cartwright/so-often-in-english-fiction-people-are-either-upper-class-twits-or/) [Justin Cartwright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-cartwright/) > [I write from what I take to be the realist's point of view, looking at life as it really is - or the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-cartwright/i-write-from-what-i-take-to-be-the-realist-s-point-of-view-looking-at/) [Justin Cartwright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-cartwright/) > [This Oscar Pistorius business is interesting. There is this cult of carrying lots of guns and being ready to shoot somebody. There were people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-cartwright/this-oscar-pistorius-business-is-interesting-there-is-this-cult-of/) [Justin Cartwright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-cartwright/) > [The fascination with Judas has persisted despite the fact that there is no evidence of the hard facts of his life. Even the 'Iscariot'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-cartwright/the-fascination-with-judas-has-persisted-despite-the-fact-that-there/) [Justin Cartwright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-cartwright/) > [Nicola Barker is both prodigiously talented and admirably fearless. I have loved her books. But for some time, I had little or no idea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-cartwright/nicola-barker-is-both-prodigiously-talented-and-admirably-fearless-i/) [Justin Cartwright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-cartwright/) > [Writing 'Judas: The Troubling History of the Renegade Apostle' must have been a difficult task because there are no facts. Judas may quite possibly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-cartwright/writing-judas-the-troubling-history-of-the-renegade-apostle-must-have/) [Justin Cartwright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-cartwright/) > [The Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford is an astonishing building, designed by Christopher Wren. Its painted ceiling has just been restored so that the darkish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-cartwright/the-sheldonian-theatre-in-oxford-is-an-astonishing-building-designed/) [Justin Cartwright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-cartwright/) > [Complete barista-standard coffee machines cost from £1,600 to more than £20,000.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-cartwright/complete-barista-standard-coffee-machines-cost-from-1-600-to-more/) [Justin Cartwright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-cartwright/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/plane-touches/justin-cartwright/#itemlist", "name": "1 Plane Touches Quotes By Justin Cartwright", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The plane touches down on very rough ground: its wheelbarrow wheels bounce and one set of wings rises alarmingly while the other dips. Now the Masai and the plane are converging. It's a magnificent shot: the Masai run, run, run, run; because of the optics it is dreamlike. The little plane bounces, shudders, slews and finally makes lasting contact with the ground. At exactly the right moment, as the plane comes to a halt, the Masai warriors, in a highly agitated state, reach the plane, and the camera closes on the pilot, whose face as he removes his leather flying helmet and goggles, appears just above the bobbing red ochre composition of plaited hair and fat-shone bodies. It is Mel Gibson, with a grave expression, which can't quite suppress his unruly Aussieness.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Justin Cartwright" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-cartwright/the-plane-touches-down-on-very-rough-ground-its-wheelbarrow-wheels/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cf/justin-cartwright-7411_film_the-plane-touches-down-on-very-rough-gro_2701305.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cf/justin-cartwright-7411_film_the-plane-touches-down-on-very-rough-gro_2701305.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cf/justin-cartwright-7411_film_the-plane-touches-down-on-very-rough-gro_2701305.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The plane touches down on very rough ground: its wheelbarrow wheels bounce and one set of wings rises…” — Justin Cartwright", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/plane-touches/justin-cartwright/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/plane-touches/justin-cartwright/", "name": "Plane Touches Quotes by Justin Cartwright", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/plane-touches/justin-cartwright/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cf/justin-cartwright-7411_film_the-plane-touches-down-on-very-rough-gro_2701305.jpg" }, "description": "1 Plane Touches quotes by Justin Cartwright. Plus more from Justin Cartwright and more Plane Touches sayings from other authors.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/plane-touches/justin-cartwright/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/plane-touches/justin-cartwright/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Topics", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Plane Touches", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/plane-touches/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "name": "Justin Cartwright", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/plane-touches/justin-cartwright/" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```