What have you come to Earth for?' 'I'm having difficulties with a flower,' the little prince said. 'Ah!' said the snake. And they were both silent.

Navigating by the compass in a sea of clouds over Spain is all very well, it is very dashing, but - you want to remember that below the sea of clouds lies eternity.

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.

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

You know you've achieved perfection in design, not when you have nothing more to add, but when you have nothing more to take away.

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

He who would travel happy must travel lite.