Life always bursts the boundaries of formulas. Defeat may prove to have been the only path to resurrection, despite its ugliness. I take it for granted that to create a tree I condemn a seed to rot. If the first act of resistance comes too late it is doomed to defeat. But it is, nevertheless, the awakening of resistance. Life may grow from it as from a seed.

A man's age represents a fine cargo of experiences and memories.

Tell me who admires and loves you, and I will tell you who you are.

Look at the sky. Ask yourselves: Has the sheep eaten the flower, yes or no? And you will see how everything changes.

The dignity of the individual demands that he be not reduced to vassalage by the largesse of others.

It is always in the midst, in the epicenter, of your troubles that you find serenity.

The proof that the little prince existed is that he was charming, that he laughed, and that he was looking for a sheep. If anybody wants a sheep, that is a proof that he exists.