Five years Quote by Roger Zelazny
““No airplane could make it. Not since the war. None could venture above a couple hundred feet, the place where the winds began. The winds: the mighty winds that circled the globe, tearing off the tops of mountains and sequoia trees, wrecked buildings, gathered up birds, bats, insects, and anything else that moved, up into the dead belt; the winds that swirled about the world, lacing the skies with dark lines of debris, occasionally meeting, merging, clashing, dropping tons of rubbish wherever they came together and formed too great a mass. Air transportation was definitely out, to anywhere in the world, for these winds circled, and they never ceased. Not in all the twenty-five years of Tanner’s memory had they let up. Tanner””
About This Quote
Source Short story: “The Winds of Change” by Roger Zelazny, 1975
Extreme, relentless winds make conventional air travel impossible, forcing humanity to adapt or abandon flight.
In simple terms: Strong winds stop airplanes.
Key Takeaway
Seek alternative transport methods.
Themes
adaptation
technology
environmental challenge
Mood
cautionary
reflective
Type
speculative
environmental
When to use this quote
- disaster planning
- remote logistics
- space travel
Key Concepts
climate extremes
engineering limits
human resilience
Questions to Reflect On
- What innovations could bypass such barriers?
- How do societies adapt to extreme weather?
A Different Perspective
Assumes no future tech could overcome winds.
