Just reread The Little Prince and had forgotten how much I enjoyed reading it.

“What makes the desert beautiful,” says the little prince, “is that somewhere it hides a well.”

“Here is my secret. It is very simple: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”

“Authority is based first of all upon reason. If you command your subjects to jump into the ocean, there will be a revolution. I am entitled to command obedience because my orders are reasonable.”