[TrueBeliever9]

One of my favorite books! I have given away dozens of this book. People think it for children, but it isn't. It is very profound.

"What is essential to the heart is invisible to the eye." My favorite quote from the Little Prince.

[Voss]

One of my personal favorites:

Grown-ups like numbers. When you tell them about a new friend, they never ask questions about what really matters. They never ask: "What does his voice sound like?" "What games does he like best?" "Does he collect butterflies?" They ask: "How old is he?" "How many brothers does he have?" "How much does he weigh?" "How much money does his father make?" Only then do they think they know him.

He also wrote quite movingly of war, humanity, and responsibility. This quote, for me, has been particularly relevant in recent months:

To be a man is to be responsible. It is to feel shame at the sight of what seems to be unmerited misery. It is to take pride in a victory won by one's comrades. It is to feel, when setting one's stone, that one is contributing to the building of the world.

[Molly Pitcher]

Yes!! How old were you when you first read it?

I read it as a teenager in French in h.s. .....as you grow older and re-read it, you understand more and more.

2 things have never changed: my delight in the exquisite illustrations & my fascination with the baobab tree.