" Queens can, too, fly,” she blurted out, daring him. His grin broadening to suffuse his face, he put his hands on her shoulders and gave her an affectionate shake. “Of course they can fly,” he assured her, his voice full of pride and respect. “That’s why they have wings! "

― Anne McCaffrey , The Dragonriders of Pern (Dragonriders of Pern, #1-3)