We later learned that all the nineteen passengers in the non-smoking compartment had been killed. When the plane had hit the water a hole had been made in the plane and the water had rushed in. I had told a friend at Oslo who was finding me a place that he must find me a place where I could smoke, remarking jocularly, 'If I cannot smoke, I shall die'. Unexpectedly, this turned out to be true.


The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell (1967-1969)

Bertrand Russell Quotes

We later learned that all the nineteen passengers in the non-smoking compartment had been killed. When the plane had hit the water a hole had been...

We later learned that all the nineteen passengers in the non-smoking compartment had been killed. When the plane had hit the water a hole had been...

We later learned that all the nineteen passengers in the non-smoking compartment had been killed. When the plane had hit the water a hole had been...

We later learned that all the nineteen passengers in the non-smoking compartment had been killed. When the plane had hit the water a hole had been...