Why, Jon, why?" his mother ...

Why, Jon, why?\
Why, Jon, why?" his mother asked. "Why is it so hard to be like the rest of the flock, Jon? Why can't you leave low flying to the pelicans, the alhatross? Why don't you eat? Son, you're bone and feathers!" "I don't mind being bone and feathers mom. I just want to know what I can do in the air and what I can't, that's all. I just want to know.

Quotes from the same author

To bring anything into your life, imagine that it's already there.
You teach best what you most need to learn.
Allow the world to live as it chooses, and allow yourself to live as you choose.
Every person, all the events of your life are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you.
Don't believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding, find out what you already know, and you'll see the way to fly.