The fact is that I did not know how to understand anything! I ought to have judged by deeds and not by words. She cast her fragrance and her radiance… - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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The fact is that I did not know how to understand anything! I ought to have judged by deeds and not by words. She cast her fragrance and her radiance over me. I ought never to have run away from her... I ought to have guessed all the affection that lay behind her poor little stratagems. Flowers are so inconsistent! But I was too young to know how to love her...

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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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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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