Ernest K. Gann Quotes:
Ocupation: Aviator
Life: October 13, 1910 - December 19, 1991
Birthday: October 13
Death: December 19
Fear breeds upon itself because it is a hermaphrodite capable of endless reproduction. Fear is a contagious disease, spreading from its first victim to others in the vicinity until it is powerful enough to take charge of a group, in which event it becomes panic. Fear is the afterbirth of reason and calculation. It takes time to recuperate from fear.
source: Ernest K. Gann (1986). “Fate is the Hunter: A Pilot's Memoir”, Simon & Schuster
topic: Powerful, Fear, Groups, It Takes Time, Vicinity, Hermaphrodites
