One of my favorite books is without doubt The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. It is poignant, and hilarious. It also gives one license to say the name Antoine de Saint-Exupery which, if you ever took high school French, you know to be one of the greatest names to say on the planet. It is also chocked full of little reminders such as:
"Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them."
and
"In the course of this life I have had a great many encounters with a great many people who have been concerned with matters of consequence. I have lived a great deal among grown-ups. I have seen them intimately, close at hand. And that hasn't much improved my opinion of them."Yep.
And so, much to the potential consternation of a dear friend in the mountains, I will be sharing some of my favorite tidbits and pearls of wisdom from our misanthropic pilot and the little blond guy from outer space.
It's reality check time.
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1 comment:
O, no! Not the Little Prince! :>)
For once, I have done what was expected of me--but only to make you smile.
I'd forgotten that great quote about "living among grown-up". Maybe I'll give the Prince another look...but don't hold your breath.
Hope your T-Day was grand but not too filling. We still have a buttload of work to do.
Best,
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