The Little Prince

"The business of important men is to engage in commerce"

"It took me a long time to learn to draw"

"I draw boa constrictors from the inside and outside"

"My drawing has never been a success"

"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly"

"I have been such a fool"

"The rose is dying, and it is my fault"

"Baobabs are very dangerous"

"A man who has failed in his duty"

"One must require of each what each can perform"

"You must be patient"

"It is the time spent that matters"

"Grown-ups are certainly very odd"

"He counts the stars and makes calculations"

"They are so numerous that they almost starve the planet"

"Orders that can't be obeyed are not orders"

"A king reigns over everyone"

"I am concerned with matters of consequence"

"The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of"

"Drawing mermaids when you ought to be studying"

"If you love a flower that lives on a star, it is sweet to look at the sky at night"

"I love the sunset because it is so beautiful"

"I am nobody. I am an insignificant man"

"All grown-ups were once children, although few of them remember it"

"People have forgotten this truth, but you must not forget it"

"It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important"

"You become responsible forever for what you've tamed"

"One sees clearly only with the heart"

"What is essential is invisible to the eye"

"For some, it is a matter of literature. For others it is a matter of conquest."