To be a man is to feel that one's own stone contributes to building the edifice of the world.

When one wishes to play the wit, he sometimes wander a little from the truth.

If you love a flower that lives on a star, it is sweet to look at the sky at night. All the stars are a-bloom with flowers.

I am beginning to understand," said the little prince. "There is a flower... I think that she has tamed me.

To live is to be slowly born.

I shall look at you out of the corner of my eye, and you will say nothing. Words are the source of misunderstandings." -from the Fox-

Grown-ups love figures... When you tell them you've made a new friend they never ask you any questions about essential matters. They never say to you "What does his voice sound like? What games does he love best? Does he collect butterflies? " Instead they demand "How old is he? How much does he weigh? How much money does his father make? " Only from these figures do they think they have learned anything about him.