Sarah Waters Quotes

I used to hate flying. I would sit there, rigid, convinced that if I relaxed, the plane would drop out of the sky.

Sarah Waters

• Hate
• Flying
• Relaxed
• Plane
• Drop

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• I used to hate flying. I would sit there, rigid, convinced that if I relaxed, the plane would drop out of the sky.

  

  Sarah Waters
  • Hate
  • Flying
  • Relaxed