Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

‘The eyes do not see that which is most important,’ the little prince repeated, so that he would remember.

‘It is the time you have spent with your rose that makes your rose so important.’

‘It is the time I have spent with my rose …’ repeated the little prince, so that he wouldn’t forget

"Children," I say plainly, "watch out for the baobabs!"

You know-- one loves the sunset, when one is so sad...

I don't believe you! Flowers are weak creatures. They are naive. They reassure themselves as best they can. They believe that their thorns are terrible weapons...

Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.

When you tell them that you have made a new friend, they never ask you any questions about essential matters. They never say to you, "What does his voice sound like? What games does he love best? Does he collect butterflies?" Instead, they demand: "How old is he? How many brothers has he? How much does he weigh? How much money does his father make?" Only from these figures do they think they have learned anything about him.

Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them

Only from these figures do they think they have learned anything about him

If you were to say to the grown-ups:
“I saw a beautiful house made of rosy brick, with geraniums in the windows and doves on the roof,” they would not be able to get any idea of that house at all. You would have to say to them:
“I saw a house that cost $20,000.” Then they would exclaim:
“Oh, what a pretty house that is

If I try to describe him here, it is to make sure that I shall not forget him. To forget a friend is sad. Not every one has had a friend. And if I forget him, I may become like the grown-ups who are no longer interested in anything but figures