Quote of the day
You do what you can for as long as you can, and when you finally can't, you do the next best thing. You back up but you don't give up.
William Langewiesche

Born: June 12, 1955
Died: June 15, 2025 (aged 70)
Bio: William Langewiesche was an American author and journalist who was also a professional airplane pilot for many years. He also was the international correspondent for Vanity Fair magazine. From 2019 until his death in 2025, he was a writer at large for The New York Times Magazine. He was the author of nine books and the winner of two National Magazine Awards.
Known for:
- American Ground (2002)
- Fly by Wire (2009)
- The Outlaw Sea (2004)
- Sahara unveiled (1996)
- Inside the sky (1998)






