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Grown-ups love figures. When you tell them that you have made a new friend, they never ask you any questions about essentail matters. They never say … - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
" "Grown-ups love figures. When you tell them that you have made a new friend, they never ask you any questions about essentail matters. They never say to you, “What does his voice sound like? What games does he love best? Does he collect butterflies?” Instead, they demand: “How old is he? How many brothers has he? How much does he weigh? How much money does his father make?” Only from these figures do they think they have learned anything about him.
If you were to say to the grown-ups: “I saw a beautiful house made of rosy brick, with geraniums in the windows and doves on the roof,” they would not be able to get an idea of that house at all. You have have to say to them: “I saw a house that cost $20,000.” Then they would exclaim: “Oh, what a pretty house that is!
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About Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Antoine de Saint Exupéry (29 June 1900 – 31 July 1944) was a French writer, poet and aviator.
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Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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Antoine de St. Exupery
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Saint-Exupery
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Saint-Exupéry
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Antoine Marie Roger, Vicomte de Saint-Exupéry
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Antoine Jean-Baptiste Marie Roger de Saint-Exupéry
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Cuando llegó el día de la partida, el zorro dijo:
-Voy a llorar.
-Yo no quería causarte daño, pero tú quisiste que te domesticara.
-Así es -dijo el zorro.
-Pero vas a llorar -dijo el Principito.
-Sí -volvió a decir el zorro.
-Al final, no ganaste nada.
-Gané -dijo el zorro-. He ganado a causa del color del trigo. Ahora es mucho más agradable.
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