What have you come to Earth for?' 'I'm having difficulties … - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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What have you come to Earth for?'
'I'm having difficulties with a flower,' the little prince said.
'Ah!' said the snake.
And they were both silent.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

The Little Prince · June 29, 2000 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Antoine de Saint Exupéry (29 June 1900 – 31 July 1944) was a French writer, poet and aviator.

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Alternative Names: Antoine de Saint-Exupery • Antoine de St. Exupery • Saint-Exupery • Saint-Exupéry • Antoine Marie Roger, Vicomte de Saint-Exupéry • Antoine Jean-Baptiste Marie Roger de Saint-Exupéry

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Je ne savais pas trop quoi dire. Je me sentais très maladroit. Je ne savais comment l'atteindre, où le rejoindre... C'est tellement mystérieux, le pays des larmes.

I am a man raking through ashes, a man struggling to find the embers of life in the bottom of a fireplace.

But I was too young to know how to love her.

What have you come to Earth for?' 'I'm having difficulties with a flower,' the little prince said. 'Ah!' said the snake. And they were both silent. - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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