"What place would you advise me to visit now?" he asked. "The planet Earth," replied the geographer. "It has a good reputation."

A smile is often the key thing.One is paid with a smile. One is rewarded with a smile. One is brightened by a smile. And the quality of a smile can make one die.

Of course, I love you,' the flower said to him. 'If you were not aware of it, it was my fault.

How could there be any question of acquiring or possessing, when the one thing needful for a man is to become - to be at last, and to die in the fullness of his being.

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

I was wrong to grow older. Pity. I was so happy as a child.

It's a question of discipline,' the little prince told me later on. 'when you've finished washing and dressing each morning, you must tend your planet. you must be sure you pull up the baobabs regularly, as soon as you can tell them apart from the rosebushes, which they closely resemble when they're very young. It's very tedious work, but very easy.