Flight Quote by Elizabeth Knox
“The thought of flight has melted me, I am less solid than liquid, then I'm going up and going invisible like steam.”
About This Quote
Source Poetry: The Book of the River, 1998
The speaker feels a transformative, weightless state, likening themselves to vapor that rises and disappears.
In simple terms: Feeling light and invisible like steam.
Key Takeaway
Embrace change and let go of heaviness.
Themes
transformation
freedom
identity
spirituality
Mood
reflective
ethereal
Type
poetic
philosophical
When to use this quote
- personal growth
- creative writing
- mindfulness
- spiritual practice
Key Concepts
metaphor
fluidity
impermanence
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you maintain clarity when feeling untethered?
- What does “invisible” mean for your sense of self?
A Different Perspective
Such ethereal states may be fleeting and hard to sustain.
![“I've used the Phoenix Centrifuge to replicate what the body's going to go through on the flight up. I've also done some gravity tests with ZERO-G [a charter-flight service in Arlington, Va., that uses modified Boeing 727s to simulate weightlessness], which went great.” quote by Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/aa1/richard-branson-256_adventure_i-ve-used-the-phoenix-centrifuge-to-repl_903.jpg)
![“Tell them you came, and saw, and looked into my eyes and saw the shadow of the guard receding. Thoughts in time and out of season, the hitchinker stood by the side of the road and levelled his thumb in the calm calculus of reason. [...] Why does my mind circle around you? Why do planets wonder…” quote by Jim Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9ae/jim-morrison-1692_bird_tell-them-you-came-and-saw-and-looked-in_18280.jpg)
