A pale feather floats above a delicate wing-shaped kite frame in a clear blue sky.

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Susan

What good would wings be if you couldn’t feel the wind on your face?

— City of Angels  ·  1998

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Susan poses a question that ties physical sensation to purpose. Wings, she suggests, would be pointless if they couldn't also let someone feel the wind directly. The remark treats sensory experience as inseparable from any gift or ability.

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