It was the contemplation of God that created men who were equal, for it was in God that they were equal.

Although human life is priceless, we always act as if something had an even greater price than life... but what is that something?

Man's progress is but a gradual discovery that his questions have no meaning.

The flower you single out is a rejection of all other flowers; nevertheless, only on these terms is it beautiful.

You're beautiful, but you're empty.... No one could die for you.

And they heard the roaring thunder of a third brilliantly lighted express. "Are they pursuing the first travelers?" demanded the little prince. "They are pursuing nothing at all," said the switchman. "They are asleep in there, or if they are not asleep they are yawning. Only the children are flattening their noses against the windowpanes." "Only the children know what they are looking for," said the little prince. "They waste their time over a rag doll and it becomes very important to them; and if anybody takes it away from them, they cry..." "They are lucky," the switchman said.

The tender friendships one gives up, on parting, leave their bite on the heart, but also a curious feeling of a treasure somewhere buried.