"Humans cannot fly, but they can get the……" — Hilary McKay

"Humans cannot fly, but they can get the flying feeling. All they need to do is go out at night into a wild storm where the thunder roars like applause and the lightning throws itself in daggers of light at your bare feet and you suddenly find you are not afraid."

— Hilary McKay

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