The little prince

I read this story just now.... highly recommended. Without spoiling a lot, just quoting a few lines from the story. I have a pdf file so, in case you haven't already read it and are interested in reading drop a comment.

"Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is
tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them."

“You talk just like the grown-ups!” That made me a little ashamed. But he went on, relentlessly:
“You mix everything up together... You confuse everything...”


"When you tell grown-ups that you have made a new friend,
they never ask you any questions about essential 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?”


"To forget a friend
is sad. Not every one has had a friend. And if I forget him, I may become like the grown-ups who
are no longer interested in anything but figures..."


"I did not know what to say to him. I felt awkward and blundering. I did not know how I could reach
him, where I could overtake him and go on hand in hand with him once more.
It is such a secret place, the land of tears."