The one thing that matters is the effort. It continues, whereas the end to be attained is but an illusion of the climber, as he fares on and on from crest to crest; and once the goal is reached it has no meaning.
Antoine de Saint-ExuperyAlthough human life is priceless, we always act as if something had an even greater price than life... but what is that something?
Antoine de Saint-ExuperyOnce men are caught up in an event, they cease to be afraid. Only the unknown frightens men.
Antoine de Saint-ExuperyI did not know how to reach him, how to catch up with him... The land of tears is so mysterious.
Antoine de Saint-ExuperyThere is no liberty except the liberty of some one making his way towards something. Such a man can be set free if you will teach him the meaning of thirst, and how to trace a path to a well. Only then will he embark upon a course of action that will not be without significance. You could not liberate a stone if there were no law of gravity - for where will the stone go, once it is quarried?
Antoine de Saint-Exupery