On ne voit bien qu'avec le coeur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux.Even Google's got him up there today, Le Petit Prince, mon heros, in honour of the 110th anniversary of St-Exupery. I loved this book the moment I read it, and I've loved it ever since. If you want to learn French, it's a great place to start: simple language, complex ideas. Each summer, I read it with the girls on holiday, sometimes in English, sometimes in French.
The simply beauty of the illustrations is wonderful :I saw an exhibition of the original drawings and drafts at the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York. One of my favourite New York museums as I love the collection of literary manuscripts - although choosing a favourite New York museum is like a crueller version of Desert Island Discs. I plan to apply myself diligently to further research on this question when I retire.
I plan to do everything differently. I'm done with counting the stars, all done.
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