The Little Prince

Grown-ups like digits. When you talk to them about a new friend, they never ask you the essential. They never tell you: “What does his voice sound like? What games does he prefers? Does he collect butterflies?” They ask you: “How old is he? How many brothers does he have? How much does he weight? How much money does his father earn?” Only then, the

This water was something more than food. It was born of the walk under the stars, the song of the pulley, the effort of my arms. It was good for the heart, as a gift.

“One day, I saw the sun set forty-three times!”

So I had, in my lifetime, a lot of contacts with a lot of serious people. I’ve lived a lot with grown-ups. I saw them very closely. It has not improved my opinion very much.

the eyes are blind. They must look for it with the heart.”

must support two or three caterpillars if I want to know the butterflies.

“Only children know what they are looking for,”

lot. I like my misfortunes to be taken seriously.

“Men in your planet,” said the little prince, “cultivate five thousand roses in the same garden… and they do not find what they are looking for.”