Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Surely a man needs a closed place wherein he may strike root and, like the seed, become. But also he needs the great Milky Way above him and the vast sea spaces, though neither stars nor ocean serve his daily needs.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

That’s the way they are. You must not hold it against them. Children should be very understanding of grown-ups.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

The aeroplane has unveiled for us the true face of the earth.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

The arms of love encompass you with your present, your past, your future, the arms of love gather you together.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

The field of consciousness is tiny. It accepts only one problem at a time.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

The magic of the craft has opened for me a world in which I shall confront, within two hours, the black dragons and the crowned crests of a coma of blue lightnings, and when night has fallen I, delivered, shall read my course in the starts.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery