I was on the point of cutting the cord that suspended me between heaven and earth… and measured with my eye the vast space that separated me from the rest of the human race… I felt myself precipitated with a velocity that was checked by the sudden unfolding of my parachute. – André-Jacques Garnerin, 1797

You know you’re a skydiver when you wear your rig on commercial passenger flights, just in case. – Author Unknown

I now know the color of fear — it’s brown. – Author Unknown

Skydive naked from an aeroplane…. – Nikki Sixx, “Kickstart My Heart” (Mötley Crüe song)