“May you keep flying like superman in microgravity.”—to NASA astronauts in 2014.

“I have always tried to overcome the limitations of my condition and lead as full a life as possible. I have traveled the world,from the Antarctic to zero gravity. Perhaps one day I will go into space.”—to The New York Times in 2011.

“I have already completed a zero gravity flight which allowed me to float weightless, but my ultimate ambition is to fly into space.”—to ITV in 2017.

“It would not be much of a universe if it wasn’t home to the people you love.”

“One of the basic rules of the universe is that nothing is perfect. Perfection simply doesn’t exist… Without imperfection,neither you nor I would exist.”