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“According to experts, these pills can save fifty-three minutes every week.” “And what should I do with these fifty-three minutes?” “Anything you want…”

“Nobody is ever satisfied with the place where he stays”

“They are in a big rush”, said the Little Prince. “What are they looking for?” “Even the locomotive driver has no idea”, the railway pointsman replied.

“Everything that is important can’t be seen”

On its own, my rose is more important than hundreds of roses like you.

“Ah!” the fox said. “I am going to cry.” “It is your fault”, said the Little Prince. “I didn’t want to hurt you but you wanted to be tamed…”

“We learn only those things that we tame”, said the fox. “People don’t have time for learning any more. They buy ready-made things in shops. But there are no shops that sell friends, so people don’t have friends. If you want a friend, tame me…”

I will recognise the sound of your steps which will be different to all the other sounds. Other people’s steps will make me hide under the ground but yours will tempt me from my hole like music.

But if you tame me it seems to me that a sun will appear in my life and lighten it.

“My life is rather monotonous”, said the fox. “I hunt chickens. People hunt me.” All chickens are identical, and all people are identical, too.