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The Snake: One sting and you'll be singing as your soul ascends.
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The Pilot: Over the years, I came to know a great many grownups. My opinion of them never improved. In time, I stopped showing my drawing, and never again mentioned boa constrictors, elephants, or stars - instead, I would talk about golf, money, politics, and neckties, and everyone was pleased to have met such a sensible man.
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The Fox: It's only with the heart that one can see clearly. What's essential, is invisible to the eye.
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[the pilot has drawn him a picture]
The Little Prince: Oh no, I don't want an elephant inside a boa constrictor. Boa constrictors are dangerous and an elephant is very cumbersome. Where I come from, everything is very small. Will you draw me a sheep?
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The Fox: Because you wasted so much time on me, you made me feel very important.
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The Little Prince: It's not a matter of yes Prince to you is it?
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The Little Prince: Somewhere my flowers up there. It's a flower and in one moment all the stars will go dark.
The Little Prince Quotes
Extended Reading